I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
remain
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He would remain on the sidelines , and do some more work if and when they were ready to launch the paper.
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The arena of politics is where contestants clash like opposing teams, and we remain on the sidelines watching.
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Such fears and bigotry have remained on the sidelines this year, as the collapse of Pat Buchanan's campaign happily demonstrates.
sit
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Louise, sickly, had been obliged to sit on the sidelines: she would join in.
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Now, McCain sits on the sideline and watches another Republican come to Arizona to live his dream.
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But I wasn't prepared to sit patiently on the sidelines while this process took place.
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Exhausted, you remove your green glove and sit on the sidelines .
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The less attractive males, however, do not just sit on the sidelines .
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The Ducks sit on the sidelines looking uncomfortable, like children at a grown-up party, wondering when they can go home.
sitting
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Hot Pursuits Stop sitting on the sidelines and get involved.
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They really want to play; just sitting on the sidelines is not enough.
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But how is it that the individuals most knowledgeable about markets can resign themselves to sitting on the sidelines ?
stand
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These must be weighed against the risks in standing on the sidelines .
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Jody is standing on the sidelines watching the visitors go through their drills.
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In a kind of distracted daze, she stood on the sidelines as the police arrived and started asking questions.
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Jody stands on the sidelines , weary and pale.
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Red lopes past Jody, who is standing by the sidelines with her arms crossed tightly against her chest.
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When Sandie stands behind the sidelines to in-bound a ball, she looks over at the Oregon bench.
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He stood on the sideline , shouting at teammates seated in front of him, cursing the Raiders' dismal state.
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She stands on the sidelines for a moment watching the warm-up, then about-faces and marches back to the locker room.
stay
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Some folk may be tempted to stay on the sidelines and keep cash in the bank or building society.
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Rooney stays away from the sideline , the locker room, and the headlines.
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Many dealers were content to stay on the sidelines until the publication of April trade figures later in the day.
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And so we stay on the sidelines , ceding the field to the bull-headed.
watch
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And they watched from the sidelines as Mr and Mrs Grierson between them brought up the baby, Carla.
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Jody watches from the sidelines and relaxes.
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Alyssia watched from the sidelines , feeling like a fish out of water, watching Piers from under her lashes.
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And she watched from the sidelines as his marriage dissolved and became scandal fodder.
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Not always content to watch from the sidelines , some of them have joined in with their more confident brand of anti-lesbianism.
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She watches from the sidelines as the girls run through their drills.
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I watched from the sidelines with increasing incredulity.
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He felt more vulnerable outside, running around with the other kids, with only one adult watching from the sidelines .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I sometimes take wedding photographs on Saturdays -- it's a nice little sideline and it gives me a bit of extra cash.
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Over his 25-year career, recording has been a sideline to performing.
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Tracy intended to run the seed business as a sideline , but it soon became her full-time job.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A bad tendon strain in Aldaniti's off-foreleg had to be fired, and he was on the sidelines for eighteen months.
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Alyssia watched from the sidelines, feeling like a fish out of water, watching Piers from under her lashes.
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And with what confidence we lured the hesitant from the sidelines.
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Many of these doctors offer weight-loss programs as a sideline to their regular practices of stitching up fingers and diagnosing strep throat.
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On the other hand, fitting the SIMMs themselves is a lucrative sideline .
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The Raiders made theirs on the sideline watching Testaverde realize that he just might be able to win this darn thing.
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These must be weighed against the risks in standing on the sidelines.
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They throw to the backs so often in the flat that their field tilts toward the sidelines.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Horn will be sidelined for three weeks by a sprained ankle.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And coach John Monie let Joe Lydon undergo a twice-postponed knee operation, which will sideline him for up to three weeks.
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Fullback Marty Roebuck could also miss out as an ankle operation is likely to sideline him for six to seven weeks.
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It will sideline the talented right-back for up to six weeks.