I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a crucial stage
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The peace talks are now at a crucial stage.
a leg/stage of a journey (= one part of a journey )
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We set off on the final leg of our journey.
a phase/stage of a project
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The first phase of the project was due to be completed by the end of 2008.
a stage actor
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Most stage actors are very badly paid.
a stage crew (= working to produce a play )
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There is a cast of 100 and a stage crew of twenty.
a stage play (= a play in a theatre )
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I occasionally write reviews of local stage plays.
a stage whisper (= a loud whisper that you intend everyone to hear )
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'What’s going on?' Rory said, in a stage whisper.
a stage/phase of a cycle
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the recovery phase of the economic cycle
a star of stage and screen (= a star who has been in plays and films )
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Now this much-loved star of stage and screen has been made a Dame.
an early stage (= near the beginning of a process )
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Patients can be treated with drugs, especially at the early stage of the disease.
appear on television/stage
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He appeared on national television to deny the claims.
booed off stage (= they shouted ‘boo’ until she left the stage )
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She was booed off stage .
closing stages/seconds/minutes etc
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in the closing years of his life
developmental stages
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the developmental stages of childhood
final stages
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the final stages in their relationship
formative years/period/stages etc (= the period when someone’s character develops )
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He exposed his children to music throughout their formative years.
hold/mount/stage an exhibition formal (= have an exhibition )
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Hayward Gallery is mounting an impressive exhibition of new British artists.
hold/stage a demonstration (= organize and take part in one )
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In April, students began holding demonstrations to demand more freedom.
hold/stage a rally
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The students had been refused permission to hold their rally in Victory Square.
hold/stage a sit-in
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Several thousand students staged sit-ins and protest marches.
hold/stage an event (= organize a public event )
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The charity plans to stage several fund-raising events this year.
hold/stage/mount a protest
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Opponents of the plan have staged several protests.
initial stage/phase/period
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the initial stages of the disease
landing stage
preliminary stages
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the preliminary stages of the competition
produce/stage a play (= arrange its performance )
reach a point/stage
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I’ve reached the point in my life where I need a new challenge.
stage a rebellion (= organize it )
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Farmers who opposed the tax staged a rebellion that forced Washington to back down.
stage a strike (= organize a short strike )
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Health workers will stage a two-day strike next week.
stage and screen (= the theatre and films )
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a star of stage and screen
stage direction
stage door
stage fright
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Den suffered terribly from stage fright .
stage left
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He entered stage left.
stage make-up (= make-up that actors wear in plays )
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the elaborate stage make-up for ‘The Lion King’
stage manager
stage name
stage right
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She had to exit stage right.
stage whisper
staged...walk-out
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Members of the Irish delegation staged a walk-out .
stage/mount/launch a coup (= attempt one )
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Later that year, the rebels staged an unsuccessful coup.
stage...reconstruction
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Detectives want to stage a reconstruction of events.
staging area
staging post
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a staging post on the flight from Australia
suffered...from stage fright
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Den suffered terribly from stage fright .
take sth a stage/step further
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Critics want the government to take this a stage further and ban the film altogether.
television/film/stage etc adaptation
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He’s working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel.
the halfway stage/mark/point
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They’ve just reached the halfway stage of the project.
the initial/early/final stages of negotiation
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The offer was in the final stages of negotiation.
transitional period/stage etc
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a transitional period during the switch to the Euro
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
crucial
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Moreover, the approval of Theodore remained crucial at every stage .
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We have arrived at the sixth crucial stage in the evolution of life.
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This was a crucial stage in the main plot.
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All these constraints form the third crucial stage of the evolution of life on earth.
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If you do have doubts and problems about the job these should be discussed privately before things reach a crucial stage .
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This is the fifth crucial stage in the evolution of life.
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Crunchy-topped broccoli To save time during the crucial final stages , cook the broccoli beforehand, rinse under cold water and drain.
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Smyth will miss at least two All Ireland league games at a crucial stage of the season.
developmental
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Endoderm is not, however, representative of small intestine of later developmental stages .
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Currently, injectable forms of disulfiram are in the developmental stage .
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The transgenic mouse lines also provide a source for future studies on early developmental stages of the immune system.
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Each of the sections traces a developmental stage in a cross-generational sequence.
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The appropriate percentage of oxygen in the gas phase at different developmental stages is shown in Figure 6.
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These conclusions must be taken with caution because food composition values for vitamin B6 are still in the developmental stage . 10.
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Blocking any one of these developmental stages stops the whole process.
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I was more tolerant of her developmental stages .
different
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Even this part of the production process is itself broken down into many different stages at Kalmar.
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They employ several drugs, each tailored to disrupt the virus at different stages in its replication process.
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Now, however I realise that they all grow up in different stages and learn to do different things at different times.
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I wrote about it at four different stages and consistently underestimated her chances or overrated her opponents.
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They have an album of photos showing the house at different stages of completion over a period of 18 months.
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This may explain why the early stages of intoxication feel qualitatively different from later stages.
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It is the responsibility of teachers themselves to decide on and introduce terms as they become necessary at different stages in teaching.
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The three verses offer snapshots of a family at different stages of life and the changes our times have worked on them.
early
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We would stress that all these possible developments are at a very early stage of thinking.
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Many of these new efforts are in their earliest stages .
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Their solution was of course a key objective of the Powick project, which was still at an early operational stage in 1979.
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The early stages could go on for days, with doctors telling patients they had the flu or pleurisy.
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An intermediary can keep its client's name secret, at least in the early stages .
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The procedure also gives your solicitors the opportunity to peruse your file at an earlier stage .
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Some problems are typically ill defined in the early stages and then require refining during their resolution.
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If the make-up of the device is not appropriate to its application then it must be changed at an early stage .
final
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As a result, the reorganization only reached its final stages in the summer of 1977.
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But not Adams, who finally landed one of three spots last week in the final stage of the 1996 archery trials.
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Until the final stages of the war the future form of radical and socialist politics in Britain remained obscure.
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Ideally, the final stage of your analysis is to offer a tentative conclusion regarding the issue.
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Northwest Airlines' mechanics are in the final stage of negotiations that could lead to a strike there next month.
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The whole course is finished off with a word or two about the final stage of the recording process: the mix.
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The property has been recently constructed and is in the final stages of finishing touches.
further
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There is, however, a further stage forward.
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In order to test these theories two further stages are required.
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A further stage in the scheme is much more interesting: this is the stage of the communal gens.
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A further stage of more radical agitation, including the objective of a united Ireland, would follow.
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This revision was a further stage in the territorial reordering which Edward undertook between 1473 and 1475.
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The second was added to the first, over the cheek and lower jaw, to give a further stage of disintegration.
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What power does the voter have over a local contractor who is one further stage removed from public control and accountability?
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This would involve a further stage of development.
initial
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A mollusc past the initial stages of growth increases in size without significantly changing the orientation and relative proportions of its organs.
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The following section will demonstrate how the drug careers of the interviewees developed following this initial stage .
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The first two categories represent the initial stages of involvement in learning to be a nurse.
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At the initial planning stage there is probably no need to worry too much about the three attainment targets.
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It really should be attractive in the initial stages .
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In contrast, discrimination against black students occurs at the initial entry stage into the labour market.
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Thus in the initial stages Elliott and Harris were flung on their own resources.
international
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He could have been the world's greatest piper, a significant mathematician, an international stage performer.
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They needed at least a two goal win to reach the international stages of the competition.
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Britain now, on the international stage , is a busted flush.
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He says the two companies will form a strong group which will play an important part on the international stage .
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They like to wear the cloak of socialism because it's trendy on the international stage .
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The deadlock also reflected the general feeling of uncertainty on the international stage engendered by events in the Soviet Union during August.
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It is a simplification to banish all but the principal actors from the international stage .
key
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He saw groups as moving through four key stages of development as follows.
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Ministers have shifted their focus from primary standards to the lack of pupil progress at key stage 3.
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The plan aims to satisfy Mr Blunkett's desire for increased flexibility at key stage 4.
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The programmes of study for each key stage provide opportunities to use units as links between key stages.
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In the Mathematics and Science Orders, the government set down ranges of levels for each key stage .
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This is reflected in the fact that geography provides a substantial part of the environmental teaching in key stages 1 to 4.
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These elements, validation, approval and verification, will be applied at key stages in the operation of an award.
late
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The lawyer's time will add to costs and is unlikely to result in time savings at a later stage .
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But it invited the rivals to come back at a later stage .
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Detailed documents may be produced and these will need summarising soas to be usable in the later stages of planning and prioritising.
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More patients in the elective group need angioplasty at a later stage .
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Audetto, who was present in the later stages , once denied to me that it transpired entirely as Niki says.
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Even at this late stage , the choice he has made can be reversed.
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Several theories of planetary formation include the possibility of disturbance to axial spins during the late stages of formation of a planet.
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With only 11 declared at the latest acceptance stage , the Doncaster Classic looked somewhat below par.
preliminary
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Louise said it had passed through preliminary planning stages , with certain details to be finalised.
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The industrial revolution, then, was not a preliminary primitive stage required for the hatching of the more sophisticated information revolution.
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All except one have failed to get past the preliminary test stage .
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Discussions are in preliminary stages and it could be weeks before an announcement is made, the person said.
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Its accounts, however accurate at this level, remain stuck at this preliminary stage of scientific enquiry.
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In the preliminary stages of the summit the biggest story by far was the Reagan-Gorbachev matchup.
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This passed through preliminary stages and was debated during the period prior to the date of the election.
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All are in the preliminary stages , until architectural historians survey each house to determine which have historic value.
various
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On the table in front of the sofa was a vase holding four pink roses, the blooms in various stages of uncurled perfection.
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He wanted to examine peoples in various stages of develop-ment.
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Between 1882 and 1889 she divided her time between tours of the United States and appearances on various London stages .
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Despite these important similarities in parental reactions to various malformations, parents progress through the various stages of reaction differently.
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Nor will managers succeed by putting greater emphasis on planning or simply overlapping various stages in the development process.
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Payment is made in two or more instalments at various stages of the project.
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To many cultures, at various stages in history, it was obvious that the earth was flat.
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Some have as many as a hundred photographs and captions describing the various stages of the project.
■ NOUN
centre
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At the city's Bluecoat Concert Hall, dance has once again taken centre stage .
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There are many others like him, lurking in the background when they should be centre stage .
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By day, the Pirates Club takes centre stage with games, activities and competitions - even the parents join in!
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This was Abba's tour de force, a brilliantly structured melodrama which put Faltskog's fragile, emotional vocal centre stage .
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Control of the money supply should occupy centre stage in the conduct of macroeconomic policy.
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After years in the doldrums, Opec has grabbed centre stage once more.
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The debate about who should pay what tax in the underdeveloped world has moved centre stage .
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One particularly macabre statue of Saint Sebastian, arrows poking out of every limb, was given centre stage .
door
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He received it the next morning when he took his usual letter to the stage door .
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Musicians were so desperate to hear Michelangeli that they borrowed violin cases and sneaked in through the stage door .
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Just before I turned into the stage door , I passed Charles Fox, the theatre make-up shop.
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He stopped by on his night off, was let in the stage door , and stood in the wings.
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Cards and flowers had already come to the stage door , and Bernie was making mocking remarks at every opportunity.
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Before each performance, he slid casually through an unnoticeable stage door into a world unknown to most.
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He heard a thunk as some one hit the crush bar on the inside of the stage door .
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Eliza went out the stage door into the alley.
manager
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Next morning the stage manager took great pleasure in informing them they had been to a women-only club.
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Making Alvin the stage manager was the first step, she believed, in involving him in something outside of class work.
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For a company of our size to tour without a stage manager and only one technician is a nightmare.
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He is also a founder member and stage manager of the Calder Valley Junior theatre Society.
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He had become a stage manager and officer of the Minnehaha Minstrels.
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John, the stage manager , went with her to the X-ray department.
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Mr Mates was the efficient stage manager of Michael Heseltine's almost successful bid for the premiership.
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Well, we know the importance of assistant stage managers , because where would we be without the tea?
world
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Mrs Thatcher had emerged with much more confidence on the world stage by 1987.
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If he were acting on the world stage , he would have won a Nobel Peace Prize long ago.
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Charles took on Diana's mantle speaking on terminal illness, while she prepared to tread the world stage .
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I had come to believe that on the world stage little occurred that was strictly coincidental.
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The drama to be told was an epic of cosmic dimensions and significance, played out on the world stage .
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At the same time, it was beginning to flex its muscles on the world stage .
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A new generation of cultural activists is taking its causes on to the world stage .
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On the world stage , he was the brightest star.
■ VERB
appear
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She frequently appeared on the London stage and other leading opera houses, and sang with Paul Robeson at Caernarfon.
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Hundreds of area students cheered and screamed as the president appeared on the outdoor stage .
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Most performers appear on stage so briefly that we barely connect with them.
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The first time he appeared on stage was in 1848, with Jack Diamond.
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Hall, having appeared on stage once before in Bus Stop, brings only a wealth of inexperience.
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In most instances there appear to be five stages through which we all progress.
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He appeared on stage at Wembley as part of a Tory rally in support of Margaret Thatcher.
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Ellie appeared on stage to a standing ovation.
mark
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Three poems mark the stages of this journey which is psychological as well as aesthetic.
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Today is particularly important because it marks the three-quarter stage of a very significant goal achievement.
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But such sentences can be seen as marking a stage in linguistic growth.
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It marks the half way stage in the itinerary and the half way stage in the narrative.
move
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He saw groups as moving through four key stages of development as follows.
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He further postulates that until each conflict is resolved positively, we can not move to the next stage or conflict.
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Cram wallflowers into containers now to be moved to centre stage in late spring.
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The proceedings now have moved to the stage of determining a penalty.
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Peasants tended to move onwards in short stages , so their progression across Siberia was not sudden.
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Some move through the stages slowly, while others seem to zip up across and over at a brisker pace.
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A woman was moving on stage , a woman wearing a red dress.
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Your career will have moved from an establishment stage into a maintenance stage.
reach
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They've just reached the half way stage of the project but it's taken them five years to get this far.
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However, Wright resigned as speaker and from the House before the committee reached the stage of deciding a punishment.
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It is an important element in preventing conflicts reaching the stage of war.
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As I stood looking out at the crowd, I felt I had finally reached a new stage in my life.
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If you do have doubts and problems about the job these should be discussed privately before things reach a crucial stage .
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The trouble can mount as the child reaches the stage when he is supposed to begin learning emotional ideas.
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Single-cell protein production from non-photosynthetic organisms has also reached the stage of commercial availability, mainly as animal feed.
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Each reawakening or rebirth symbolizes the reaching of a higher stage of maturity and understanding.
set
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The passing of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 set the stage for inter-war policing.
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Thus, it further sets the stage for later discussion of the other four pillars.
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But later the deputies set the stage for possible compromise by agreeing to debate a referendum after all.
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That sets the stage for the matrix arrangement.
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But that simply set the stage for a final, beautiful flourish from Robins.
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I brought items from home to set up the stage .
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I have gone into this at some length because it sets the stage for what Wittgenstein says.
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So much for setting a stage .
walk
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I actually felt when we walked out on that stage that we might be able to meet the challenge.
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As Angus used to say, the suit can walk to the stage itself.
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He walked around the stage , perfecting his stunts, or just slept in his dressing-room or paced the empty corridors.
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Sweating profusely, soaking through his robe, Havens raises his ax in triumph and walks off the makeshift stage .
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Miss Jackie Du Val walked on to the stage , arms raised high.
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Before they realized the speech was over, he turned and began to walk from the stage .
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In the end, we were left with eleven versions of Felsenstein walking around the stage .
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They all walked on to the big stage and turned into Olivier doing Hamlet, chewing up the scenery.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be/take centre stage
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As she says herself, this is one lady born to be centre stage.
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But in her latest role it is her clothes, rather than lack of them, which take centre stage.
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By day, the Pirates Club takes centre stage with games, activities and competitions - even the parents join in!
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Charles and Diana were to take centre stage in the drama.
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Meanwhile, Heidi took centre stage at London Fashion Week.
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She was able to take centre stage, providing comic relief while Zephyr shared intimate moments with her special friends.
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There are many others like him, lurking in the background when they should be centre stage.
concluding remark/section/stage etc
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In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
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In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
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In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
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Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
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The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
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The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
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These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
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This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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'How's your dissertation coming on?' 'I'm at the writing-up stage .'
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At this stage of the election campaign, it is impossible to say who will win.
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Construction of the bridge is in its final stage .
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Dan has never gone through a rebellious stage .
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Geneva has been the stage for many such conferences.
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Many women feel depressed during the early stages of pregnancy.
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The initial stages of the disease are difficult to recognize.
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We reached the stage where we'd given up any hopes of seeing our daughter alive.
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We saw a video showing the second stage in the development of a human embryo.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At what stage did her briefs tear loose?
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Bureaucracies do not simply enter the policy-making process at the stage of implementation.
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In other words, each state in the production process can only be begun once the previous stage has been completed.
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It was also a stage of ambitious dreams being overtaken by reality.
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The orchestra was restricted to a semicircle in view of the needs of Roman drama and, in front of this was a raised stage .
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We must have had 20 groups of costumed revelers trot by us up on stage .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
carefully
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His public appearances are few and carefully staged .
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Many, of course, are carefully staged , clearly presented, and very provocative.
■ NOUN
comeback
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Nor did Peter regain effective control of his kingdom as Henry, although defeated at Nájera, staged a political comeback .
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By 1995 all the Big Three had staged a comeback in sales and profits.
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Yet he staged an amazing comeback to pound out a points win.
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The rain is over, the Falcons are dying on the tube, the sun is staging a comeback .
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Again this year, just when it seemed his Olympic goal was slipping away, Dolan staged another remarkable comeback .
conference
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The elaborately staged conferences have acquired a reputation for issuing high-sounding communiques urging remedial economic or monetary action.
cup
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Barnes said Munich, Dortmund, Berlin and Stuttgart were interested in staging the new cup tournament.
demonstration
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This is why it is important to avoid reducing fundamentalism to a handful of agitators who stage demonstrations in the streets.
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Southend fans staged a lengthy demonstration against the chairman after the 2-1 defeat by Ipswich at Roots Hall on Saturday.
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I thought to stage a demonstration that would surprise Professor Summerlee here.
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Over on the opposite corner, the Guardian Angels staged a counter demonstration .
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But Brook supporters have decided to hit back by staging their own demonstration to support the centre's work.
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People living in Marl Drive staged a demonstration after waiting more than 18 hours for council workers to come to their assistance.
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Disabled workers will be staging a demonstration outside the County Council in Trowbridge before Councillors meet to decide their future.
event
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Organisers are staging another event at Moortown on September 6 and it could be followed by a World Over-80's tournament.
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And so news directors will not disregard staged events , not even those that appear in the daybook.
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For further information on staging sporting events contact the National Indoor Arena on 021-.
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However, the growth of ambush marketing poses a clear danger to those involved in staging major sports events .
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After staging endless fund raising events Ursula raised the three thousand pounds needed for the surgery.
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This part of the book will give you an expert - and simple - guide to planning and staging such events .
exhibition
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She has been appointed this season after the Wordsworth Trust staged a six-day exhibition in Osaka last year.
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The Craftworks gallery in Belfast's Linenhall Street is currently staging an exhibition featuring products geared towards children.
games
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But there were fears that Manchester's chances of staging the games in the year 2000 have been further damaged.
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The Clippers are covering a portion of the costs of staging the games at the Sports Arena.
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It was the second time that Edinburgh had staged the Commonwealth Games .
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The committee is still pushing to raise the $ 1. 6 billion needed to stage the Games .
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And one prominent club, Bangor City, want to go even further by staging all their home games in midweek.
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The Santa Clara team stages regular games .
march
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Lewis' handlers would like to complete negotiations within three weeks and stage the bout in March or April.
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Protests continued in June in Belgrade as students staged anti-Milosevic marches .
play
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They're staging a play aimed at teaching the elderly how to deal with conmen and women.
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She had driven to Julian to watch the display because her eighth-graders will soon be staging a play on the Civil War.
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Read in studio A group which has been juggling with fire for the past year is staging its first play .
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Even staging a play needs government approval.
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Word spread and the association became involved in the Royal Shakespeare Company's plan to stage the play in London.
protest
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Nearly 1,000 fans staged a sit-down protest calling for Branfoot's head, despite the victory sealed by Richard Hall's header.
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They staged protests in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
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As we noted above, the riders staged an organised protest against the police searches of team hotels and vehicles.
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Twenty travellers are staging a protest outside a police station demanding the return of their vehicles.
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They were arrested on 5 October while staging a peaceful protest to highlight repression in Bophuthatswana.
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Residents found out about the hostel plans from a secret tip-off and are now staging a local protest march this Sunday.
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Opposition leaders said they would try to stage nationwide protests , but previous opposition rallies have met only lukewarm support.
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But they have also staged their own protests .
raid
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Time allowed 00:15 Read in studio Police have staged an early morning raid in a bid to crack a stolen car racket.
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But my favorite has to be the Animal Liberation Front dorks who staged a daring raid on a mink farm.
recovery
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Berwick crashed at home to Newcastle last Saturday, but staged a quick recovery with a last-heat win at Glasow.
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Government forecasts acknowledge the economy is unlikely to stage a recovery this year.
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Table-toppers Wigan staged a dramatic recovery at Salford to win 26-18.
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It has staged a remarkable recovery from the apparently moribund state of the late fifties and early sixties.
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Alongside him, Chris Bryan also staged a marvellous late recovery , coming back from 14-11 down to win 21-16.
series
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In response the union staged as series of stoppages.
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The trade union confederations staged a series of four-hour regional general strikes on Sept. 22-29 in protest at the budget.
show
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Its base is a beautifully restored former school, where Harry once staged his show .
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But other companies also are reportedly vying for the right to stage shows and concerts there.
strike
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He reportedly staged a hunger strike on May 24 in support of the demand for a Constitutional Assembly.
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Unemployed workers staged strikes , and hungry peasants in many areas seized estates and took over village councils.
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Trade unions are spreading: teachers staged a long strike last year.
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Not till ten years later, however, did the London dockers stage their great historic strike .
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They've already staged four one day strikes and this lunchtime they took their campaign to Downing Street.
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To prevent them being expressed, you stage a pre-emptive strike .
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For instance, when the political prisoners staged their hunger strike during the Pope's visit, we broadcast their demands.
student
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Protests continued in June in Belgrade as students staged anti-Milosevic marches.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be/take centre stage
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As she says herself, this is one lady born to be centre stage.
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But in her latest role it is her clothes, rather than lack of them, which take centre stage.
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By day, the Pirates Club takes centre stage with games, activities and competitions - even the parents join in!
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Charles and Diana were to take centre stage in the drama.
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Meanwhile, Heidi took centre stage at London Fashion Week.
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She was able to take centre stage, providing comic relief while Zephyr shared intimate moments with her special friends.
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There are many others like him, lurking in the background when they should be centre stage.
concluding remark/section/stage etc
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In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
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In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
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In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
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Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
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The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
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The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
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These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
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This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
make/stage a comeback
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The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.
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But for Jones, still troubled by injury, and Barnes, yet to make a comeback , it is still too early.
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But now at Shortwood farm in Herefordshire, the binder is making a comeback .
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But Route 66 is making a comeback .
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But since then it has been making a comeback .
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Even the poisonous dinitrophenol made a comeback .
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Not that pale faces are making a comeback .
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Rab tried to stage a comeback .
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They, too, made a comeback , winning the presidency with Jimmy Carter in 1976.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It cost thousands of pounds to stage the concert, including performers' fees and the hire of equipment.
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Leverich also staged "The Glass Menagerie" here.
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They staged a magnificent production of "Aida" in the amphitheatre.
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Female speaker Voice over It's mix and match at Chipping Norton, where they're staging their first ever mixed fours.
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In 1993, Rorion decided to stage a big-money tournament of the type popular back home.
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In the cyst stage a strong covering protects the parasite and allows it to survive the acid conditions of the stomach.
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Now to help raise money for the centre, volunteers are staging a sponsored sleep out on Friday.
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The plays were staged in sets of six, with no applause between parts of a set.
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They've already staged four one day strikes and this lunchtime they took their campaign to Downing Street.