noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a championship series (= a number of competitions )
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the American League Championship series
a comedy series (= a regular TV programme about the same characters )
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I used to like the comedy series 'Friends’.
a drama series/serial (= a number of programmes with the same characters )
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It is one of the longest-running drama series on Japanese television.
a package/series of measures (= a set of measures used to deal with something )
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A package of road safety measures has been announced.
a series of delays (= a number of delays )
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After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved.
a series of lectures ( also a course of lectures British English )
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a series of lectures on the history of art
a series/sequence of events (= related events that happen one after the other )
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The incident was the first in a series of events that finally led to his arrest.
a series/spate/wave of attacks (= a number of attacks in a row )
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The killing follows a series of brutal attacks on tourists.
a series/succession of clicks (= several clicks one after another )
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A series of loud clicks came from the car's engine.
a string/series/set of coincidences
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The accident happened because of a string of unfortunate coincidences.
a television series (= a set of programmes with the same characters or subject, broadcast every day or every week )
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He starred in the popular television series, ‘Friends’.
TV series/programme/show/station/channel etc
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a TV series based on the novel
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
late
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His latest series is probably his best yet and will make many people stop and think about their own lives and relationships.
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This was the latest in a series of corruption cases involving Arizona.
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The test was the latest in a series that will extend well into the next century.
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It's the latest in a series of attacks on schoolgirls.
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Last night, residents witnessed another high speed display; the latest in a series of stunts which became notorious last Summer.
long
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Even the rain was supposed to be radio-active after the long series of 1954-5 tests.
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Tamalpais: Cataract Falls is a long , dramatic series of cascades, one after another, a truly precious sight.
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In economic life, in spite of a long series of efforts, little was achieved.
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They will make the Bulls play a long series .
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A long series of searches beginning with Lowell in 1905 culminated with Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930.
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Powell predicted that Los Angeles would be only the first of a long series of riots and episodes of lawlessness.
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The Lancet, for instance, had a long series of articles on various medications that paraded as abortifacients.
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Even after that, there would be a long series of hurdles for any secession proposal.
new
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Surely he would be better advised to start a new series with Bus Pass Wish One.
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The new series already has received a two-year, 44-episode commitment from the network.
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We have a new series for the first time breeder by Jane van Lennep taken from her superb new book First Foal.
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Notable in this bracket is the new series of Ford Escort hatchbacks and Orion saloons.
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They then crafted their new Lexits series in the light of that array of knowledge.
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The new series 6000i Model 640 supports up to 32 users and is suitable for small businesses, workgroups and development environments.
whole
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The whole series is a tribute to Shakespeare's dramatic imagination, but it does not inspire affection.
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The whole 13-chapter series is scheduled to run from 11 a. m. to midnight Sept. 7.
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Play, Dreams and Imitation in Childhood may be related to a whole series of studies of cognitive development by piaget.
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These developments face the churches and theology with a whole series of difficult and delicate questions.
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A whole series of male clubs sprang up which emphasised the elements of male bonding.
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I think it is going into your subconscious and picking up a whole series of signals.
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By the end of his Government Baldwin was anxious to make a whole series of Cabinet changes.
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Recently this liberalisation of trade has been checked, or at least slowed, by a whole series of actions.
■ NOUN
comedy
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Now he could concentrate on his first television situation comedy series .
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You might start a personal channel that gathers all new information about the comedy series for you.
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She lost best actress in a comedy series to Cybill Shepherd.! folo!
drama
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The soap was nominated as Best Drama series but the award went to the murder thriller Prime Suspect.
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Why not settle in, raise your little girl, sign up for the concert and drama series .
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The Best Drama series award was won by Inspector Morse.
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Franz won the Emmy as best actor in a drama series for the 1993-1994 season, not Caruso.
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But none of them carries a show, and there are no drama series and few movies that feature predominantly black casts.
television
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This became both a movie and the basis for a television series .
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Of 139 television series examined, only 18 featured a continuing Hispanic character, the study found.
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The presenter of a television series has some advantage over a writer, since filming is more flexible than book production.
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As long as there are agents, movies, conflicts, illnesses and death, television series will have cast changes.
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Among those whose work was recognised was Mr K K Sampathknmar who received the award for the best television series .
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It was the launch of the animated Babar television series in 1989 that started the current Babar cult.
test
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It is the most comprehensive of the road test series and is also one of the first to feature colour pages.
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On the evidence of the Test series in May and now this, he will be a huge loss.
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The hamstring pull which put Lydon out of the Test series was sustained in the closing minutes of a 50-4 win over Chorley.
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They hardly looked ready to slug it out in a Test series , but at least they had a victory under their belts.
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Furthermore, in a five-match Test series one of the northern or midland venues must forego.
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The tourists came here principally to win the Test series and they proved to be worthy winners.
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He will be able to return on compassionate leave - particularly if it helps to focus his mind on the Test series .
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The Test series began at Edgbaston as it was to continue - with a thumping.
■ VERB
begin
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He retreated to Ibiza and, not too industriously, began working on a series of songs.
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The stranger began a series of intonations, breathing noisily.
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Lovejoy did begin the previous series with a spell in jail.
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Raytheon also agrees to begin a series of energy-conservation measures in its plants.
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Immediately afterwards workers in the metallurgical sector, led by Lorenzo Miguel, began a series of strikes.
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At the beginning of 1985, Rice began a lengthy series of field trips to various regions controlled by the marketing department.
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Father Michael Hurley begins a series of articles on prayer on page 14.
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John Langford contemplated this phenomenon without expression; then he began to put a series of questions to us both.
follow
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There followed a series of spider-like manoeuvres to negotiate the chimney-groove and become ensconced on the ledge belay.
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That was followed by a series of appearances on talk shows by doctors who extolled Retin-A as a wrinkle treatment.
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There followed a series of raids on Kharg during the rest of August and September.
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Here followed a series of grim accusations and counter-accusations resulting in the dissolution of tender romance.
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From it follows a series of hardline implications for the other practical issues.
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In the following series the reliance on women in fishnet leisure wear became a bit obvious.
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The Weimar Assembly protested to the Allies that the terms were too harsh and there followed a series of street demonstrations.
hold
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Yet it must be noted that much of the growing Bumiputra ownership was held in a series of trusts and pension funds.
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They then held a series of neighborhood meetings, revising the goals in between each round.
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It holds a regular series of seminars at which reports are presented on research currently in progress.
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Throughout Friday, Cardin held a series of discussions with Rep.
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It held a series of well attended meetings, bringing together diverse elements within the labour movement on a unified platform.
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Romer, a patient practitioner of the consensus-building school of government, held a series of summit meetings.
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A scheme is to be implemented whereby the blooms will be held offshore by a series of floating barriers.
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Gramm lately has attempted to soften his image, holding a series of intimate discussions with undecided voters in their kitchens.
launch
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A fifty-minute programme about green slime to launch a series that is going to take thirteen hours?
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Pleased with the success of reforms in the countryside, he launched a new series of urban economic reforms.
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The question last week was whether the city should launch another in a series of environmental studies.
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Now it has launched a series of competitions to select the best ways of filling the gaps in Britain's armoury.
produce
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I also enjoyed producing a series of Gilbert &038; Sullivan operas, using orchestra, chorus, soloists and actors.
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Bertha M.. Clay, another popular name of the period, produced a dime novel series of Gothic Romances.
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On removing the paper from the board, an outline is produced as a series of small dots.
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She was fed up with the factory-style working conditions involved in producing a day-in-day-out series .
write
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I have written about a T.V series which I find appalling.
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Stewart, with Tom Braden, was assigned to write a series of articles recounting episodes of 055 derring-do during the war.
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Gillian Darley has written and presented a series of books and television programmes.
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Unknown to Dana, I began writing a series of free-verse poems about the pictures.
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She wanted to write a series of articles, perhaps a book.
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We talked about her plans to write a series of Floras, beginning with one for Harris.
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He wrote a whole series of novels in which the characters personified some of his leading insights.
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I have written several series of readers, now only obtainable in libraries.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a whole range/series/variety etc (of sth)
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A regular newsletter keeps people in touch and a whole series of social events are undertaken.
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Exercise, in addition to good nutrition, can guard against a whole range of serious ailments.
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I think it is going into your subconscious and picking up a whole series of signals.
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It is practical activity that is important; the handling of a whole range of materials.
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Knitters can choose from a whole range of techniques and their selection will be put on to a video, exclusive to them.
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Parks provide space for a whole range of events, from steam rallies to horse shows.
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Since then he had survived a whole series of setbacks.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a series of articles about the state of the economy
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a series of numbers at the bottom of the computer screen
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a lecture series
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A new TV series called "The Hamilton Dynasty" will be starting next autumn.
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As she smiled, her mouth pushed her cheeks into a series of tiny wrinkles.
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony will be the first in a series of concerts at the new concert hall.
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Jance has written a series of books that take place in Seattle.
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Police smashed a major drugs ring after a series of dawn raids.
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Rowling's "Harry Potter" series for children has been amazingly successful.
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The new movie is based on the classic TV series from the '60s.
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The orchestra is giving a series of concerts to raise money for charity.
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There has been a series of accidents on the M25.
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What is the next number in the series -- 12, 24, 48, 96?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Call a series of fluty piping notes, also a shrill whistle.
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It was to take eight years to produce the entire series .
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Since there is only one opening the base has a simple podium on each side instead of a series of pedestals.
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The series moves to Candlestick Park tonight for the first of three games on the West Coast.
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The conference was to discuss the programmes currently under production as part of the documentary series .
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The Roman script was phonetic and the book consisted of a series of dialogues, building up with phrases rather than individual words.