I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at full speed
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Parker was driving at full speed when he hit the wall.
at high speed
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The train was approaching at high speed .
at/with lightning speed (= extremely quickly )
clock speed
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a clock speed of 1 gigahertz
come running/flying/speeding etc
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Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me.
cruising speed
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We fly at a cruising speed of 500 mph.
exceed/break the speed limit
excessive speed
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Excessive speed is a major cause of road accidents.
kill your speed (= drive slowly )
lose weight/height/speed etc
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You’re looking slim. Have you lost weight?
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The plane emptied its fuel tanks as it started losing altitude.
slacken your pace/speed (= go or walk more slowly )
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Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.
speed bump
speed camera
speed dating
speed dial
speed limit
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a 30 mph speed limit
speed reading
speed restrictions
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Drivers are ignoring speed restrictions.
speed skating
speed trap
speed (up) sb’s recovery (= make them recover more quickly )
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She believes that a holiday would speed my recovery.
the speed limit
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Too many people go over the speed limit in residential areas.
time/speed is of the essence (= it is very important to do something quickly )
wind speed
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Wind speeds of up to 80 miles an hour were recorded.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
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What is the average speed for the entire journey?
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As in many western states, drivers in Nevada have increased their average speeds modestly since the limits were raised.
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The files are encoded at a fixed rate low enough for the average connection speed .
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From this they could determine the average speeds the waves traveled at different depths.
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Driving standards on the whole improved during the eighties and certainly average speeds increased, in some cases dramatically.
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So the average speed is five meters per second, and it will have fallen five meters.
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London traffic now moves at an average speed of eleven miles per hour.
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Lillywhite won in a record average speed .
breakneck
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As most travelers know, you can only travel at breakneck speed for so long.
different
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How can observers moving at different speeds all measure light at the same speed?
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Even 50 different speed limits, bank holidays, fireworks laws are defensible.
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Pupils will also move at different speeds for different activities.
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Strainers also cause currents of different speeds and directions.
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He argued that two bodies of the same material but different weights would fall at different speeds .
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Different weapons, with different muzzle speeds , must somehow have been involved.
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Even worse, it seems to move at different speeds in different subtypes.
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The table could be turned at any of ten different speeds .
full
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Now, the economy is running at full speed .
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We thought all was well until the Battlebus passed us at full speed in the opposite direction.
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Raymond is traveling full speed downhill on his own momentum.
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Somehow she had hit him when he was running at full speed and almost out of range.
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She barreled down the runway, sprinting full speed .
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It headed directly towards us at full speed behind a great white foaming bow-wave.
great
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The great speed with which the computer carries out calculations means that experiments can be carried out quickly and cheaply.
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He has tremendous boxing skills, a big punch, great hand speed and quick feet.
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The speech, an undeniable disappointment, had indeed been given in an unusually dull monotone and at great speed .
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Luckily my companion reacted with great speed , grabbing a piece of sacking and laying it over the top of the tank.
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They would go on and on at great speed .
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Similarly, the momentum becomes ever greater as the speed of light is approached.
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So, on the whole I am cautiously in favour of machines inspecting passports at great speed , a scheme experimentally working at Heathrow.
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If he balances correctly, he is swept forward upon the leading edge of the wave at great speed .
high
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At present, they can only develop profitably in locations with high wind speed .
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Out to a distance of seventy-five kilometers, windows are blown in and shards of glass are accelerated to high speeds .
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Further facilities should be provided to enable ultra high speed updating to be performed in special cases.
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Several officials noted that a higher-speed network could be offered by the mid-1990s.
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The core of this international network consists of computers permanently joined through high speed connections.
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But many across the nation expressed fears that higher speeds will lead to more deaths.
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Guided buses, attached to rails at their sides, can travel at high speeds without needing drivers to steer them.
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One sector of society expressing a need for the higher-speed networks is the research and education community.
low
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This is illegal as they have a lower speed rating than the vehicle requires.
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Beat 2 minutes on low speed .
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But of course the foam system had better switch itself off automatically at low speeds .
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Beat 1 minute on low speed .
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Use a hand drill or an electric drill on very low speed .
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Blend at lowest speed 30 seconds and then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.
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Every landing should be made fully held off to ensure a low touch down speed .
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From 1970 to 1975, traffic deaths fell because of lower speed limits and curtailed travel after 1973.
maximum
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During this time affected characters run at maximum speed away from it.
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They climbed into the car and she took off at maximum golf cart speed .
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Yes. but you will probably only notice at past the legal maximum speed limit.
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The error was caused by a bug in software written by Intel to achieve maximum chip speeds in a test called SPECint92.
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Has a maximum speed of two hundred and thirty at ten thousand feet.
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It had a cruising speed of 106 and a maximum speed of 129 miles per hour.
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Fortunately, Evan-Thomas in Barham, steaming at maximum speed with his four battleships, had come within firing range.
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Current tests show a maximum speed of about 6 megabits per second for downloads and about 640 kilobits per second upstream.
normal
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Remember that the language is spoken at normal speed for an audience of native speakers.
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The result was lines that moved at a third of their normal speeds .
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However, for normal speeds of travel, the differences between the rates of clocks are very small.
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It lets you play human speech at normal speed with pretty good sound quality.
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Corporate Relations bore speaking at normal speed .
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Having discovered which it is, say it up-to-time at normal speed .
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Often you will need to slow down to almost normal speed and sample sections.
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Running is only possible at half normal running speed .
slow
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The slower the speed , the finer the grain and the greater the resolving power of these films.
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People have become frustrated with the inability to get online and the slow speeds of the Internet.
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With the slower speeds the qualifying heats as well as the race itself were almost injury-free this year.
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Speedsensitive steering too sensitive at slow speeds .
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The slowest speeds , however, are already quite fast and there is little practical room for manipulation beyond them.
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That may be a rather slow speed compared with that of light.
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Earlier types have run at high power, even when manoeuvring at slow speed , to keep the skirt inflated.
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On slowest speed , mix in the flour and baking soda.
top
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The cutters were then ordered by a signal flashed from the clifftops to close in at top speed .
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Then, he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series.
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Voice over Sarajevo Airport; and the Hercules is unloaded at top speed .
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They are caught very well since they are travelling at top speed .
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Voice over It's six cylinder engine has a top speed of seventy five miles an hour in forward and reverse.
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No time wasted, away within seconds at top speed .
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Its top speed was lower, and at anything near that speed, its range was laughable.
■ NOUN
clock
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The new iterations will feature a higher clock speed processor and two chips per board.
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For example, the 6x686-P200 system I tested uses a Cyrix chip with a clock speed of 166 megahertz.
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This is used to indicate the clock speed of computers.
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Despite the different clock speeds , all three offer roughly comparable performance when used to upgrade a 486 system.
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As of last week, Sun was still tinkering with the Viking's clock speeds .
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Faster clock speeds are expected later this year.
lightning
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Having fallen in love with each other, the couple are now setting up home together at lightning speed .
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They darted with lightning speed after one another.
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Some of these fellas are several screens high, yet they zip around at lightning speed !
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Time was, not everyone had access to moving things at lightning speed , with neither brakes nor checks.
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The application was, of course, dismissed with lightning speed .
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They were looking for food, of course, and would suddenly plunge downwards at lightning speed when they spotted something.
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We have acquired a reputation as the dumping ground with lightning speed .
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He moved with his usual lightning speed , slapping her brutally across the face.
limit
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There was no speed limit on the autobahn and even at 135 m.p.h. the Jaguar seemed to be only cruising.
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They go 10 miles or more below the speed limit on the highway!!
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Flat out at 8 knots, he almost breaks the Thames speed limit .
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Theoretical speed limits for a single processor are being approached.
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The speed limit is fifty miles an hour, but some drivers have been caught doing more than eighty.
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Other approaches include limiting vehicle horsepower, placing warning signs to mark hazards and enforcing speed limits.
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I may be guilty of exceeding the speed limit .
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New figures show that 3 in 5 motorists break the speed limit on motorways.
record
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As it was certain that the aircraft could go faster an attempt was made on the world speed record .
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Did Pauline break a speed record for getting a pattern off the page and on to the ski slope?
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Both had been flown from Tangmere while undertaking their world air speed record runs in 1946 and 1953 respectively.
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Spent day boating on lake in Champex annoying local fishermen with our attempts at the world speed record for pedal boats.
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Although the engine holds a world speed record , its arrival in the Cotswolds was a little more sedate.
restriction
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Track renewals are also becoming overdue, with a succession of speed restrictions because of the condition of parts of the line.
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At the end of April there will still be 61 speed restrictions across the network.
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Previous requests have been turned down as the Transport Department felt the road did not meet criteria for imposing speed restrictions .
wind
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All of these generalisations depend of course on a constant wind speed sufficient to fly the kite within its designed wind window.
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As the wind speed varied, so did the strength of the rain.
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Another interesting option is the use of wind turbines as windbreaks to reduce wind speed and erosion.
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Wind drift indicators were used to figure out wind speed and direction, but they worked only if they could be seen.
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The reported wind speeds gave everyone a false sense of security.
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At what wind speed does it become unsafe for novice paraglider pilots to fly? 3.
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This is important because the balloon and payload could be damaged if the wind speed is above 10 knots.
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The wind speed and direction, and the cloud height and type were major hurdles to be overcome each hour.
■ VERB
break
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Did Pauline break a speed record for getting a pattern off the page and on to the ski slope?
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He rolled the pod around its gyros, and used full thrust to break his orbital speed .
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Flat out at 8 knots, he almost breaks the Thames speed limit.
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New figures show that 3 in 5 motorists break the speed limit on motorways.
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We need to leave Kings Heath at 6.15 to get there in time without breaking too many speed limits.
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This time Myeloski broke the speed limit without hesitation.
cruise
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Fogarty cruised at equal speed with the truck until Streeter pulled to the side of the road across from a cemetery.
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It had a cruising speed of 106 and a maximum speed of 129 miles per hour.
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The train had just pulled out of the Twenty-third Street station and was accelerating to its cruising speed .
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And the noise settles to an unobtrusive drone at highway cruising speeds .
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The machinery sounds about you reach a steady cruising speed .
drive
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Diplomatic sources who witnessed the incident said he was driven off at speed in a police convoy and his whereabouts are unknown.
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Alarmed, and thinking that my President needed me, I dashed to get there, driving at foolhardy speed .
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They watched silently as the car was driven at speed off the road to brake violently on the turf of the headland.
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Mix drove it at maniacal speeds , sober or not.
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When Carver alighted outside the Hilton in Park Lane the limo drove past at speed .
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I always buckled my safety belt and drove below the speed limit, stopping for school buses, pulling over for sirens.
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The driver banged on his horn but Gregson drove on at speed , unconcerned by the accident he'd almost caused.
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A., Benjamin is driving twice the speed limit when he runs a stop sign.
exceed
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I may be guilty of exceeding the speed limit.
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The local police frequently arrested students for exceeding the speed limit or other minor infractions of the law.
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He says he's arresting the driver for exceeding the speed limit.
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Nine of the 28 subjects were found to have been exceeding the speed limit on at least one of the four occasions.
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Speed camera records showed about 11% of drivers exceeding the speed limit in July 1990 compared with over 20% before the campaign.
gather
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She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow, gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it.
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I said as the train gathered speed .
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It gathered speed and raced towards the built-up complexes.
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The big trimotor gathered speed and roared off down the harbor for more than a mile but never got close to liftoff.
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Then the van rolls forward, gathers speed , and drifts on by.
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It gathers speed , and suddenly hits the wall by the foot of the bed.
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The blue train is pulling away from me in the drizzle, gathering speed , effortlessly accelerating along its elevated track.
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In Baldersdale that process gathered no speed at all and indeed, never even crossed the finishing line.
improve
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Thus it is clear that you need to work on the fast twitch muscles if you want to improve your speed .
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They improved walking speed , stair climbing, balance and spontaneous daily activity.
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For instance a gene may be successful through improving the running speed of a predator.
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Training was geared more to general fitness than particular skills, and centred on running and skipping to improve speed and stamina.
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Safety levels have improved and with lower speeds have come reductions in noise and anxiety for residents.
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A second technique that greatly improves the speed of searching a sequential file is to use a logarithmic search.
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The study discards current Window 3.1 users in the intermediate term because it neither improves their speed nor enriches their functionality.
increase
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As they approached the castle they realized that the advance of the red weed was increasing in speed .
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Chang increased his speed to try to avoid an oncoming Toyota.
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The system will use intelligent retrieval technologies to increase the speed , ease and accuracy of answering customer support calls.
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Data compression can increase the effective speed at which a connection operates by getting rid of redundant information.
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He increased speed , impatient to reach his destination.
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In network economics the customer can expect increased speed and choice, and more responsibility as a customer.
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Rapid descent With increasing speed , the difficulties associated with descent and translation back to hovering flight become more acute.
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As in many western states, drivers in Nevada have increased their average speeds modestly since the limits were raised.
measure
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How does having their own individual time cause people traveling at different speeds to measure the same speed of light?
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Are we measuring time and speed or are we measuring something we think is time and speed?
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This is important because many devices for measuring low flow speeds in turn require calibration.
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Other features of the disc include a built-in metronome that permits players to measure and pace the speed of their playing.
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Then I could measure the speed of the wind inside me and know where on the scale I was in general located.
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It measures the speed at which you can download material from the Net.
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For the more advanced user the speed mode allows typists and companies to measure typing speeds.
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Efficiency could be measured in terms of speed of performance, the least amount of storage required or the least number of program lines.
move
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How can observers moving at different speeds all measure light at the same speed?
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Time was, not everyone had access to moving things at lightning speed , with neither brakes nor checks.
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With sixty million air travellers a year, such elements can move at some speed .
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He was the only one to keep moving at the same speed .
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Pupils will also move at different speeds for different activities.
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The anti-gay marriage bill is moving with unusual speed through Congress.
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It was moving at an incredible speed through the green desert.
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He was climbing like a goat, moving with extraordinary speed .
operate
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A large supply voltage and phase resistance are only required when the motor is operating at high speeds .
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Private local-area networks on the Internet operate at data transmission speeds of 10 to 100 megabits per second.
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By contrast, lasers and l.e.d.'s can operate at great speed .
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At operating speed there was no roaring, vibrating, or shaking, just a smooth whine from the turbine.
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Optical approaches also generate less heat and may eventually operate at speeds up to 1, 000 times faster than electronic approaches.
pick
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As the campaign picks up speed , the issue of character is likely to become more prominent.
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As they picked up speed along the main tarmac road it was already 3 a.m.
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The coach picked up speed as it rattled and jolted down to Forty-second Street.
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The yacht started to pick up speed .
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He picked up speed fast, and when we got to the clearing again, he banked very hard to the left.
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Brian Reade is back tomorrow Over the hill and picking up speed !
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A slowing economy lessens the threat that inflation will pick up speed .
reach
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These solar sails would be slow to accelerate, but could eventually reach high speeds - at zero fuel cost.
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The machinery sounds about you reach a steady cruising speed .
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After reaching speeds of 200 miles per hour enroute, you arrive at the barber shop.
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They gave chase along Drayton Road where they reached speeds of up to seventy miles an hour.
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The bicycle's special design means it can reach speeds of up to sixty miles an hour.
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Contemporary accounts say that it could reach quite high speeds on the rails and that it saved fuel.
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The swordfish is also known to reach high speeds .
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The vessels were remarkably fast, and on sea trials had reached a speed of over 34 knots.
reduce
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In an effort to cut costs, Nissan will reduce the breathtaking speed at which new models are rushed on to the market.
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Cycling officers were asked what measures they used to reduce traffic speed and if they had a cycling programme.
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Morgan reduced speed and checked his appearance in the rear-view mirror, driving with one hand.
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He reduced speed and carefully wiped each of his own damp hands on his coat.
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Plundering enroute was forbidden, probably because it reduced the speed of the army rather than for any ethical reasons.
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He would have liked to reduce speed but he was worried about what might be coming up behind him.
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Another interesting option is the use of wind turbines as windbreaks to reduce wind speed and erosion.
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The individual becomes apathetic and disinterested, reduces the speed of work and the care taken over work.
run
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During this time affected characters run at maximum speed away from it.
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Now, the economy is running at full speed .
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Thus P Q does not imply that P and q run at the same speed .
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Without looking back she fled away from the stream to the woods and ran with all the speed her fear gave her.
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I can run full speed , straight ahead, without a problem and I can cut to my right.
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The dowel is gripped in a drill, and run at low speed , with a little pressure.
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The man she suspected of stealing her purse was running at top speed along the subway platform and up the stairs.
travel
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Witnesses say the rover seemed to be travelling at high speed .
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As most travelers know, you can only travel at breakneck speed for so long.
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Guided buses, attached to rails at their sides, can travel at high speeds without needing drivers to steer them.
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For one thing, you are forgetting the basic fact that light travels at finite speed .
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High, high it went, travelling at speed .
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You see, Watson, if light is a particle, then it will travel at a speed determined by the emitter.
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They are caught very well since they are travelling at top speed .
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It is inevitable that tyres like that will blow out when travelling at a high speed .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at (a) breathless pace/speed
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Indeed, Moffett worked at a breathless pace to ensure that those issues were addressed before the annual meeting took place.
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Though she has had little education, her vocabulary is excellent: she fountains out ideas and observations at breathless speed.
at breakneck speed/pace
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As most travelers know, you can only travel at breakneck speed for so long.
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Dorothy Newman nudged her fellow conspirator back to reality, then they ran at breakneck speed to their respective homes.
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If they had been alone ... She shook her head in disbelief; everything was suddenly moving at breakneck speed.
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Neither do I. Tradition is being manufactured at breakneck pace.
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Some guides are indeed very brief, suggesting visits at breakneck speed where only a few items or rooms will be seen.
con merchant/speed merchant etc
full speed/steam ahead
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In the meantime, the three cruise lines are moving full speed ahead with major expansion plans.
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And, full speed ahead ... the business sideline that's helping farmers rake in the cash.
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He talks full steam ahead for another five minutes.
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It's full steam ahead as investors get appetite for perks on a plate.
gather speed/force/momentum etc
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I said as the train gathered speed.
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I waited for it to gather momentum.
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She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow, gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it.
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The big trimotor gathered speed and roared off down the harbor for more than a mile but never got close to liftoff.
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The strikes continue to gather momentum.
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Then the van rolls forward, gathers speed, and drifts on by.
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These Christians were slow to gather forces for a Reconquista.
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Voucher trouble Shopworkers' union Usdaw has threatened to boycott the government's voucher system for asylum seekers as protests gather momentum.
more haste less speed
pick up speed/steam
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As they picked up speed along the main tarmac road it was already 3 a.m.
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If the economy is picking up steam, the recovery may be nipped in the bud by renewed Fed tightening.
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Indications the economy may be picking up steam hurt bonds by sparking concern inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.
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Of course, good melody will sound fine at any tempo, so play slowly and gradually pick up speed.
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The black-out protest is expected to pick up steam after the president signs the bill.
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The coach picked up speed as it rattled and jolted down to Forty-second Street.
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The object thereupon begins to expand, and it will rapidly pick up speed.
sort of price/time/speed etc
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But it was the key sort of time, wasn't it?
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Got to call opposite number in Coventry office about outstanding claim ... 16.22 Meeting time not like any other sort of time.
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It was the sort of price any commander had to pay for hoped-for victory.
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It was the sort of time and place where poems flourished along with the vegetation.
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Most of us do not have that sort of time to spare.
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Of course, a tactless dealer irritated him even more at this sort of time.
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Of course, there were other sorts of times too.
speed/traffic humps
top speed
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The ferry's top speed is 25 mph.
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Gilfil gallops twenty miles at top speed, his hopes renewed, but he finds her listless and unseeing.
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He gunned the Budgie, and headed past the truck at top speed.
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Now everything seemed to happen at top speed.
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The cutters were then ordered by a signal flashed from the clifftops to close in at top speed.
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The man she suspected of stealing her purse was running at top speed along the subway platform and up the stairs.
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Then at top speed she raced for the keeper's cottage.
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Then, he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series.
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Voice over Sarajevo Airport; and the Hercules is unloaded at top speed.
turn of speed
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Although the kangaroo has a fast turn of speed on the plan, he is handicapped when climbing trees.
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He is a top goalkicker, has a good turn of speed and is an excellent all-round performer.
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It has a daunting and sinister turn of speed.
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It looked as though it was capable of a fair turn of speed, anyway.
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Rodber has huge potential, however, a great physique, a fair turn of speed and good hands.
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They were capable of a good turn of speed on the straight stretch between South Croydon and Purley.
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Tonson's printer and Purcell himself put on an extra turn of speed in case.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Keep driving at a constant speed until I tell you differently.
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sensors which monitor speed and body movement
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The speed of change in the region has stunned everyone.
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The Earth moves round the Sun at a speed of 30 km per second.
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The Ferrari Testarossa has a top speed of 188 mph.
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the internal processing speed of a computer
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The train's designers claim it is capable of attaining speeds in excess of 350 kph.
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Watch your speed when the roads are wet.
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What was the speed of the car at the time of the accident?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For barbell take a note of the light, the colour of the water, the speed of current and the temperature.
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Internet advertising, until recently flourishing, is hitting its first speed bump.
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Not surprisingly, our overall supply posture as well as its speed of response improved markedly.
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Palace lacked the speed of thought, the wit and the crisp execution that their boss displayed in his post-match press conference.
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Puncturing the three blisters received while trying to impress fellow teacup riders with spin speed , get in line for Matterhorn.
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The speed at which everything then happened made it all seem rather unreal: I just couldn't get comfortable.
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The Embraer 120 turboprop is equipped with twin propellers designed to spin at a constant speed .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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Around the corner of the building he saw a figure on a bike speeding away .
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He turned on to the highway, speeding away from the city.
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The man on the moped was already speeding away in the opposite direction.
by
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He has a rival in every direction, each vigilantly vying for the business that speeds by on six lanes of asphalt.
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Visitors have to take a local train to visit Delft; the express trains speed by .
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The rusty, cast-iron signs hardly register as motorists speed by .
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Now and then, a car speeds by from the other direction.
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He spotted a loaded-down Falcon speeding by on the boulevard, windows full of young laughing faces.
up
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Enzymes are protein molecules whose function is to speed up chemical reactions: that is, they are catalysts.
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Sometimes he or she is put on an exercise regimen that also speeds up the recovery.
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Auctions certainly speed up the house-buying process.
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Airlines there hire extra employees to ask those security questions, speeding up the process.
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Locally, the telephone was also speeding up business.
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The objectives of the program were to speed up renewal activities and to give communities more flexibility in renewal planning and implementation.
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Every reaction on a metabolic chart is speeded up by an enzyme.
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Perhaps life was flashing by like a tape player speeded up .
■ NOUN
car
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Eyewitnesses said the crashed car was speeding .
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In 1994, a Maryland State trooper saw a car speeding down Interstate 95.
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The perfect hidden racetrack, it seems, for car thieves to speed rally style, along miles of dirt tracks.
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Now and then, a car speeds by from the other direction.
development
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The all-embracing AD/Cycle combines a set of standards and interfaces to speed up application development .
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The use of modern contraceptives, they argued, would reduce fertility and speed economic and political development .
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The obvious dawned when a method of speeding the development time was spotted.
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It speeds development , he says.
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It includes the new Epick on-line documentation to speed application development .
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If they have not yet reached the clicking stage, the sound stimulates them to speed up their development .
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Beneficial development will be speeded up, damaging development checked and the green belt safeguarded.
pace
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Nevertheless, Muoi was widely regarded as a cautious leader who would be unlikely to speed up the pace of reform.
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Leaders and managers who are trying to speed up the pace of change in their organizations will find themselves pitted against job-mindedness.
process
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Auctions certainly speed up the house-buying process .
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It is not enough merely to speed up the process , however.
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Price began to speed the process .
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Airlines there hire extra employees to ask those security questions, speeding up the process .
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Will my right hon. Friend try to speed up that process in every possible way?
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How could we speed up the process of research and development?
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Potassium permanganate and sodium hypochlorite being added to anaerobic waste to speed the digestion process .
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According to Rothschilds the introduction of non-certification has speeded up the redemption process by eliminating the need to return share certificates.
recovery
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She believes that the respite of a holiday in Cambridge would speed my recovery .
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Sometimes he or she is put on an exercise regimen that also speeds up the recovery .
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It might speed up the eventual recovery in prices we all require to keep farming profitably in the future.
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They think it might speed his recovery .
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It is good to know that the doctors and the hospital team are working so hard to speed your recovery from cancer.
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catch
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What is your best excuse for a motorway policeman who has just caught you speeding ?
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Those visitors paid $ 769, 000 last year after they were caught speeding .
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If the Duke had been caught speeding today ... his fine would probably have been something like seven hundred pounds.
help
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It can help to speed up the work where an investigation involves the results from several different cases.
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A victory for the pragmatists may help them to speed up the reforms.
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The orbital movement of the blade, which helps to speed cutting by aiding the removal of sawdust, has three settings.
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Chamberlain was appalled by the barbarity of Kristallnacht, which undoubtedly helped to speed up immigration procedures.
try
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Leaders and managers who are trying to speed up the pace of change in their organizations will find themselves pitted against job-mindedness.
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Premiums are beginning to be waived, and three month rent holidays are being offered to try and speed up movement.
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Our government, perversely, even tried to speed it up.
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Will my right hon. Friend try to speed up that process in every possible way?
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Some of them try to speed it up: they work there, and smoke three packs of cigarettes a day.
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If he wishes me to try to speed up replies, I shall certainly do so.
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Do not try to speed up progress by doing more goals in any one week than you should.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at (a) breathless pace/speed
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Indeed, Moffett worked at a breathless pace to ensure that those issues were addressed before the annual meeting took place.
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Though she has had little education, her vocabulary is excellent: she fountains out ideas and observations at breathless speed.
at breakneck speed/pace
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As most travelers know, you can only travel at breakneck speed for so long.
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Dorothy Newman nudged her fellow conspirator back to reality, then they ran at breakneck speed to their respective homes.
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If they had been alone ... She shook her head in disbelief; everything was suddenly moving at breakneck speed.
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Neither do I. Tradition is being manufactured at breakneck pace.
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Some guides are indeed very brief, suggesting visits at breakneck speed where only a few items or rooms will be seen.
con merchant/speed merchant etc
full speed/steam ahead
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In the meantime, the three cruise lines are moving full speed ahead with major expansion plans.
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And, full speed ahead ... the business sideline that's helping farmers rake in the cash.
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He talks full steam ahead for another five minutes.
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It's full steam ahead as investors get appetite for perks on a plate.
more haste less speed
sort of price/time/speed etc
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But it was the key sort of time, wasn't it?
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Got to call opposite number in Coventry office about outstanding claim ... 16.22 Meeting time not like any other sort of time.
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It was the sort of price any commander had to pay for hoped-for victory.
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It was the sort of time and place where poems flourished along with the vegetation.
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Most of us do not have that sort of time to spare.
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Of course, a tactless dealer irritated him even more at this sort of time.
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Of course, there were other sorts of times too.
speed/traffic humps
top speed
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The ferry's top speed is 25 mph.
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Gilfil gallops twenty miles at top speed, his hopes renewed, but he finds her listless and unseeing.
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He gunned the Budgie, and headed past the truck at top speed.
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Now everything seemed to happen at top speed.
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The cutters were then ordered by a signal flashed from the clifftops to close in at top speed.
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The man she suspected of stealing her purse was running at top speed along the subway platform and up the stairs.
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Then at top speed she raced for the keeper's cottage.
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Then, he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series.
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Voice over Sarajevo Airport; and the Hercules is unloaded at top speed.
turn of speed
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Although the kangaroo has a fast turn of speed on the plan, he is handicapped when climbing trees.
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He is a top goalkicker, has a good turn of speed and is an excellent all-round performer.
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It has a daunting and sinister turn of speed.
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It looked as though it was capable of a fair turn of speed, anyway.
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Rodber has huge potential, however, a great physique, a fair turn of speed and good hands.
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They were capable of a good turn of speed on the straight stretch between South Croydon and Purley.
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Tonson's printer and Purcell himself put on an extra turn of speed in case.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He says that the technique has meant they can speed up research time, helping to stay ahead of the field.
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Now, inexplicably, just as he was about to reach his goal, things had suddenly speeded up.
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People visibly speeding will also get reported and residents will occasionally be joined by officers.
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She also wants the Legislature to increase penalties for drivers who speed in school zones.
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The changing nature of the corporation speeded this along.
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This could speed the spread of labeling.
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To speed up publication the presentations have been used unaltered so the book lacks a coherent style or structure.
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With warming temperatures, the life cycle speeds up.