I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sponsor an event (= give money to an event, especially in exchange for the right to advertise )
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The event is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
chief
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Apple will be the chief sponsor for the first year, and then become the technology partner.
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In Northern California, the chief sponsor has been Rep.
corporate
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The Festival Trust represents many corporate sponsors , whose commitment has been crucial in developing this international celebration of the arts.
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Gage proposed cutting costs by using volunteers for the labor and corporate sponsors for the equipment.
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Hell, the cars aren't even scarlet any more but are dressed in the corporate red of sponsors Marlboro.
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So check with your hotel or corporate sponsor in advance about possible child-care arrangements.
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The rest of the journey, a reward for super-achievement, will be underwritten by corporate sponsors .
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Exhibits set up by corporate sponsors fill most of the space in Centennial Olympic Park downtown.
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Amway, the door-to-door retailing giant, became a corporate sponsor , as did the E.&038;.
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And 3Com just inked its long-awaited deal to become the corporate sponsor of Candlestick Park through January 2000.
main
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It belonged to an editor from the Guardian, the main sponsors of Writers Internationale.
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Pat Tiberi, R-Columbus, the main sponsor .
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His two main sponsors have dropped out of racing for the moment leaving him chasing a £3,000 shortfall.
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Lloyds Bank is the main sponsor .
major
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The company is also a major world-wide sponsor of professional team sports.
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But he is a major golf sponsor , and he's known Jefferson for years.
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Although money doesn't exactly fall from the sky, major sponsors aren't too hard to find.
new
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Much rests on the new sponsor , but if the right backer is found.
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We have at times withdrawn tactfully from a weak sponsor to align with a new sponsor who is more powerful. 5.
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But then, of course, the club had a desperate need of publicity to keep their generous new sponsors happy.
official
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It's the first time the team has had an official kit sponsor .
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The Klaas Foundation for Children is the official sponsor of the web site.
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To be an official sponsor to some extent is in conflict with this image.
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The 11 official sponsors are expected to splurge a further f lOOm between them on marketing.
potential
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As a professional organization we have a lot to offer any potential sponsor .
■ NOUN
form
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Please make sure that you write down your registration number in the space provided on the sponsor form .
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Call John Girling on for your free running vest, car sticker, sweatband and sponsor form .
■ VERB
become
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When you become a sponsor , you help an individual child and receive regular reports about his or her progress.
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Amway, the door-to-door retailing giant, became a corporate sponsor , as did the E.&038;.
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And 3Com just inked its long-awaited deal to become the corporate sponsor of Candlestick Park through January 2000.
find
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We will find homes and sponsors for you, if you wish to come with us.
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She had also found herself a sponsor to support her to the tune of £100 a year.
seek
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She is now seeking a sponsor to help her reach her dream of a place in the 1996 Olympics.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Sponsors' corporate logos are placed on the boards surrounding the field.
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If the show is too controversial, we'll lose our sponsors.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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March has been in financial difficulties for some time and doesn't have a sponsor for this season.
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Numerous prizes, generously donated by sponsors, were given out at the end of the day.
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Obviously, sponsors have a very important role to play.
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Similarly a piece written by the magazine staff could have problems for the sponsor .
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The lack of sponsors has meant the taxpayer has had to foot more of the bill.
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This production has cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
jointly
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The three groups jointly sponsored a public workshop describing the program, at which representatives of the city were present.
■ NOUN
association
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Projects are sponsored by community associations , voluntary or charitable bodies and local authorities.
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Many individuals also attend training and educational programs sponsored by industry associations , often in collaboration with postsecondary institutions.
bill
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A bill is normally sponsored by the cabinet and introduced into Parliament by a cabinet minister.
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The House bill is sponsored by Rep.
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A hearing on the legislation, Senate Bill 1993, sponsored by Sen.
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One piece of legislation that has gained momentum amid the concern about workers is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sen.
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Clinton used his weekly radio address to urge Congress to pass a health-care overhaul bill sponsored by Sen.
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Clinton once again threw his support behind a bill sponsored by Sens.
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Former colleagues tell me the bipartisan reform bill , sponsored by Sens.
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Proposed legislation in more than 30 states and federal bills sponsored by Rep.
business
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Fresh Art is sponsored by the Business Design Centre.
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Many PACs are sponsored by businesses or unions.
center
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The group appeared at a conference sponsored by the Center for National Policy.
club
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On Sunday, the gastronomic action kicks off with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Rotary Club .
company
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A leftwing theatre company sponsored the follow-up, organised on stage by a budding theatre director, Joseph Losey.
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Some are named for the company which sponsored them, or maybe the players' favorite pro team.
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But, she added, the company had undertaken to sponsor only the inaugural event.
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They also voted to allow companies and individuals to sponsor the landscaping and maintenance of roundabouts.
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The employees of Hairflair are the companies sponsoring the competition are not eligible to enter. 4.
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He said he was delighted a Liverpool-based company were sponsoring the tournament.
competition
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We avoid all invitations to judge or sponsor such competitions .
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Congratulations to the winners, commiserations to other entrants and thanks to Peugeot for sponsoring the competition .
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The employees of Hairflair are the companies sponsoring the competition are not eligible to enter. 4.
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National Westminster Bank are sponsoring the competition .
conference
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The letter invites the Children's Society to sponsor the conference .
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The foundation also lobbies the government to increase surveillance and research into this disease, and it sponsors international conferences .
contest
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Last year, Cohen printed and distributed the schedule for the city festival and sponsored a dance contest at the event.
department
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These groups are sponsored by the Department of Energy and the Training Commission.
event
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But, she added, the company had undertaken to sponsor only the inaugural event .
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Sheldon charged in the interview that only liberal groups were asked to sponsor the event .
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The Institute is very grateful to National Westminster Bank for sponsoring the event .
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Basically we're sponsoring a new event which is starting this summer.
firm
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This car was the last to be constructed without a sponsor , although it has since been sponsored by several firms .
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The sports management and marketing literature has adopted a broader approach than the economic one to identifying benefits to the sponsoring firm .
government
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Read in studio A man is being sponsored by a Government scheme to train as a Winston Churchill impersonator.
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One is the mobilization of a national campaign sponsored by dynamic government leaders and involving mass participation by the people.
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Joe is being sponsored by a Government training scheme in Swindon.
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Disease-specific institutions sponsored by the federal government for the general civilian population are uncommon in the United States.
group
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The group sponsors speeches, a radio broadcast and an Internet site.
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These groups are sponsored by the Department of Energy and the Training Commission.
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The three groups jointly sponsored a public workshop describing the program, at which representatives of the city were present.
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Sheldon charged in the interview that only liberal groups were asked to sponsor the event.
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Furthermore, the student groups and clubs sponsored by the school did not transform the school into a limited public forum.
industry
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The messages will be sponsored by the education industry and will be specifically oriented towards the culture of peace.
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Many individuals also attend training and educational programs sponsored by industry associations, often in collaboration with postsecondary institutions.
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Many of the prizes are sponsored by industry and commerce.
law
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Jerry Patterson, the Republican who sponsored the concealed handgun law through the Senate.
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Others who joined in sponsoring the law said it could help curb pinups and other visual imagery that demeans women.
legislation
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But a presidential candidate now sponsors legislation to end affirmative action.
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It was also a major victory for Boxer, who sponsored the legislation in the Senate and shepherded it through.
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The second half, which Democrats do not mention, is that Dole later sponsored legislation in support of the office.
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Dan Schottel promises to sponsor legislation outlawing support groups for gays in public schools.
program
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Many individuals also attend training and educational programs sponsored by industry associations, often in collaboration with postsecondary institutions.
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The radio exercise program was sponsored by a toothpaste company.
project
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The Board decided to sponsor a research project by Mellanby to ascertain the true incidence, given the controversy that was developing.
rep
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The House bill is sponsored by Rep .
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A resolution to repeal the ban, sponsored by Rep .
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The measure, sponsored by Rep .
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The House has already approved an immigration bill that includes an amendment sponsored by Rep .
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The remark came at a town meeting on campaign finance sponsored by Rep .
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Proposed legislation in more than 30 states and federal bills sponsored by Rep .
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The bill to bank the new fees was sponsored by Rep .
research
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The Board decided to sponsor a research project by Mellanby to ascertain the true incidence, given the controversy that was developing.
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Large numbers of voluntary agencies also have a research function, sponsoring or undertaking research into needs.
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The question, though, is whether or not, qua institutions of higher education, they have an obligation to sponsor research .
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We aim to provide and extend a welfare service and raise many thousands of pounds annually to sponsor medical research .
seminar
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To promote its various health care products, Blue Cross estimates that it sponsors about 100 seminars a week.
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The professional associations representing accountants sponsor numerous courses, seminars , group study programs, and other forms of continuing education.
sen
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Clinton said Monday he would be willing to support legislation sponsored by Sen .
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The anti-drug law, sponsored by Sen .
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A hearing on the legislation, Senate Bill 1993, sponsored by Sen .
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One piece of legislation that has gained momentum amid the concern about workers is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sen .
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Already, the incident has prompted a retrenchment of a hard-line antagonistic policy in the form of new legislation sponsored by Sen .
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Clinton used his weekly radio address to urge Congress to pass a health-care overhaul bill sponsored by Sen .
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The measure to require taggants in major explosives, sponsored by Sen .
society
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The event, which is also sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry, attracts local radio and press coverage.
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Because at graduation I had gotten one of those awards sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers.
study
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The National Cancer Institute was sponsoring more than 30 studies to assess the role of certain nutrients, he said.
team
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The city's 10 leading shopkeepers each sponsor a team .
university
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I was there to speak at an international symposium on freedom of the press, sponsored by Hebrew University .
year
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Businesses that have sponsored for more than three years will also be brought back into the scheme.
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Last year , 200 homes were sponsored .
■ VERB
win
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Last month the firm won a deal to sponsor the winter and summer Olympic Games in 1998 and 2000&038;.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Baucus and Chafee sponsored the bill together.
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The bank is sponsoring an art exhibition.
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The new league will be sponsored by Pepsi Cola.
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The race is being sponsored by the Traveler's Club.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Others who joined in sponsoring the law said it could help curb pinups and other visual imagery that demeans women.
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Some of the work is sponsored by the Milka Jacobs Suchard chocolate company.
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The city's 10 leading shopkeepers each sponsor a team.
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The Compact should, however, be sponsored by a Partnership of Industry and Education.
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The event, expected to net more than $ 1 million, was sponsored by the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.