I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at the flick of a switch
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I can shut off all the power in the building at the flick of a switch .
change/switch tactics
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Manchester United switched tactics in the second half.
flicked...switch
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I felt inside the doorway and flicked the light switch .
flipped...switch
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Anna flipped the switch that opened the front gate.
master switch
pressed...switch
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Lily pressed the switch and plunged the room into darkness.
put/switch/turn the heating on
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Why don't you put the heating on if you're cold?
switch a computer on/off
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Always switch off your computer at the end of the day.
Switch card
switch channels
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He kept switching channels.
switch off/turn off a machine
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Is the tape machine switched off?
switch off/turn off/stop an engine
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Maggie pulled over and switched off the engine.
switch on/turn on a machine
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Turn the machine on and slowly add the hot liquid.
switch on/turn on/start an engine
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I fastened my seat belt and turned on the engine.
switch/transfer allegiance (= start to support a different person, group etc )
switch/turn off a lamp
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He switched off the lamp beside the bed.
switch/turn off the alarm
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I entered the shop and switched off the alarm.
switch/turn on a lamp
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Dorothy switched on the desk lamp.
switch/turn the heating off
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We turn the heating off before bed.
time switch
toggle switch
turn/switch the radio off
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You can turn the radio off, darling, we're not listening to it.
turn/switch the radio on
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Dad switched on the radio for the eight-thirty news.
turn/switch the television on/off
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I switched off the television and went to bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
off
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She switched off the light and laughed as if she were innocent, fun-loving.
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He switched off the radio, switched off the lamp.
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The inner robot switched off , leaving the conscious man to cope with real problems, the immediacy of living.
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She switched off the film, she waved for him to sit down.
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The lights were switched off and the room left in darkness for several minutes.
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At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain.
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As a test, Poole had once switched off the alarm.
on
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Thacker was not overjoyed to see them, but he played along, switching on the charm.
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Genes are not conscious and do not choose to cooperate; they are inanimate molecules switched on and off by chemical messages.
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Still in his pyjamas Brian switched on the fountain, and the sudden spurt of water scared the bird away.
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Two flashlights were produced, switched on and placed upright on their ends.
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Then suddenly the whole scene was illuminated as the runway lights were switched on .
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He switched on his torch - there was, of course, no electrical power left.
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The phone must be switched on , but you don't have to answer it for the system to work.
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Machinery was switched on and chattering away to itself.
over
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It was like switching over from an old black and white film.
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He switched over from manual to remote operation, putting Betty now under control of Hal.
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The only way to switch over in Outlook Express is to re-enter Options.
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He forgot to switch over fuel tanks, so he thought he ran out of petrol when he didn't.
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After the three hour charge-up, the pack is automatically switched over to normal charging, to preserve the battery life.
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To see what you've taken, switch over to play and browse through your images.
to
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The owners of Shetland's 500,000 sheep are being urged to switch to more expensive, more environmentally-friendly products.
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If drivers paid the true costs of road use, they might switch to less congested times, or make fewer journeys.
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The police switched to regarding her as completely innocent and she became the star witness.
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She soon switched to more anthropological methods.
■ NOUN
allegiance
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Timman unleashed some tactics and the watching grandmasters switched their allegiance .
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Behind the scenes, news producers and writers also switched allegiances and jobs.
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The reasons they switched their allegiance included anxiety about globalisation, a rejection of political corruption and fear of immigration.
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I know that yet again there will be a furore about players switching their allegiance as and when they see fit.
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I also noticed how Corin and Alleyn, once we had reached Royston, switched their allegiance to him.
attention
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Then he switched his attention to the impending duel.
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By mid-July, the country will switch its attention away from Washington to the far more exciting games in Atlanta.
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He was howled down by monarchists of right and left, and the house switched its attention to another speaker.
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The leopard now switched his attention to the open, sandy space leading to the water.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
asleep at the wheel/switch
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One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.
reset button/switch
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A reset button is also provided, which is pressed if the charging light fails to illuminate.
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A reset button may be used to cancel operation and a further pushbutton switch used to trigger the unit at any time.
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For security, the reset switch is situated in a secret place and may be key-operated.
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Is it possible to list a program after resetting the game with a reset switch? 2.
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Simply press the reset button twice and the machine boots up into the diagnostic routine.
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You should find that you can change the output states by pressing the appropriate set or reset switch.
the flick of a switch
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A flick of a switch and the flashing blue lights and two-tone horns shatter the relative peace of the night.
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The flick of a switch can change all this if you install garden lights.
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These days about 15 percent of our energy is obtained at the flick of a switch.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He switched easily and fluently from speaking English to French to German.
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He was accused of switching the price labels on goods.
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I used to play golf but I switched to tennis to get more exercise.
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It took a long time for Americans to switch to smaller cars.
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Professor Rigby's talk may be switched to the main hall.
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We switched seats halfway through the show.
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We must have switched umbrellas by mistake.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a result, most of these countries have switched to orthodox fiscal and monetary policies to curb inflation.
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He parked close to where the land sloped downwards to a narrow pebble beach, and switched the engine off.
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He went inside to her living room, switched off the lights on the bushes, and locked the front door.
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It was still switched through to the secretary's office, and it took an infuriatingly long time to get a line.
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She switched to forward when she joined the Tiburon Tornadoes at 14.
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Solbourne's product allows developers to create graphical user interfaces that dynamically switch between Motif and Open Look.
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Then he switched his own torch off.
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Would Parcells select either one, make Willie McGinest a defensive end and switch to a 4-3 defense?
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dimmer
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If spots or downlights are bought, they're often used without benefit of a dimmer switch .
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Roma table Grillo low-voltage tungsten halogen lamp with dimmer switch .
light
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If it wasn't light switches , it would be wall brackets.
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How about light switches that clicked on loudly enough to be heard down the hall?
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His hand groped around the wall just inside the door, feeling for the light switch .
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Instead of having a light switch in every room, everyone carries their own light switch with them.
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Whilst Hennessy was talking to the soldier outside, Donaldson found a light switch for three unshaded bulbs high in the rafters.
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The basement, it turned out, had a light switch .
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Rising to his feet, he touched the light switch , dispelling the gathering gloom, before striding through to his office.
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But it was as if some one turned on a light switch in Franklin.
sudden
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You will soon notice the difference if you make a sudden switch between the two.
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Employees of an outdoor-sports store in Tempe, they hiked in silence, hoping against a sudden switch in the wind.
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At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable.
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Lotus has been badly bruised by the sudden switch to Windows.
■ NOUN
gear
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Nothing is more conducive to inducing mains spikes than heavy duty switch gear .
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What caused the switch gear to fail is still being investigated.
master
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The lights were obviously controlled from some master switch for they went on without a sound.
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The phones were dead until Leese flipped the master switch .
power
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It ha six free 16-bit slots, but the power switch cable blocks access to one full-length expansion card.
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Finally she left the room, only to turn off the power switch , which plunged the house into darkness.
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Hall still appears ready to pull out and spark another power switch .
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Guy flipped on the power switch and caught up, pacing the other rider for several miles.
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An unexpected feature is the design of the power switch .
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Controls on the machine comprise three buttons, a power switch and two for head cleaning and ink replacement.
selector
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The controls are standard volume and tone, with a three-way pickup selector switch .
toggle
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Installing 1E5.x's Web Accessories pack will lob an image toggle switch on your toolbar.
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Racks of black instrument panels lined with banks of silver toggle switches surround the pilot.
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The toggle switch is two-position, and flicking it on takes the sound straight to a pre-determined setting.
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The toggle switch selects either pickup or both, in time honoured fashion.
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The expected toggle switch controls the pickup selections, but in a rather cunning fashion.
■ VERB
flick
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Amy flicked switches and her enormous kitchen sprang into life.
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I flicked the switch back again, to undo whatever! might have done.
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I kept thinking about the cockroaches, every now and then flicking on the switch to see if they were there.
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Then, he flicked a switch and stood well back.
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Manolo flicked a switch and brought up the other figure. 0012.
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I went over and tapped on the door, then flicked the switch alongside it.
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Chapter Twenty one Urquhart flicked the main switch and she blinked as the room was washed by the harsh overhead light.
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Jim walked over to the overhead, placed a transparency on it, and flicked on the lamp switch .
flip
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He flipped a switch and the front door opened.
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What if you forget to flip the switch reactivating the air bags and then hit another car head on?
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MPEG-2 will succeed MPEG-1, but not by flipping a factory switch .
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Glover watched light drain out of both him and Paul as if some one had flipped a switch .
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The phones were dead until Leese flipped the master switch .
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He flew a certain route, flipped the mission switches .
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Guy flipped on the power switch and caught up, pacing the other rider for several miles.
hit
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As it approached, a guard stepped forward and hit a switch .
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On this idea, government should hit the off switch .
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I fumbled my way into the living-room and closed the door behind me before hitting the light switch .
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Duncan hit the emergency stow switch , next to the indicator with the failed bulb.
press
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The driver pressed the switch fully down and the beam became of blinding intensity.
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This allowed me to select words from a series of menus on the screen by pressing a switch in my hand.
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Lily moved away from him and pressed the switch that plunged the room into darkness.
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Her fingers pressed the switches and the lights on the ceiling of the incident room flickered into life.
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Bienvida pressed the light switch but the bulb was long used-up and no one had replaced it.
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The figure pressed a switch on the wall and the bars of the cage disappeared.
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In the test the subjects were required to learn to press a given switch out of four available in response to a given light.
set
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Creed dipped a hand into his pocket and set the switch that would charge the Nikon's flash.
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The manual for the drive will indicate how to set these switches .
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Maximum blade cutting speeds are controlled by a dial set into the trigger switch .
throw
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The image of Chantal vanished instantly as though some one had thrown a switch .
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The guides lead you into the chamber and throw the switch for the electric lights.
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Investigative sources said the cockpit crew probably threw the switches and moved the levers in a hasty effort to correct a problem.
turn
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But the moment I turned the switch , it was very bad.
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The Viscount ushered us inside, and turned a massive switch set in the wall.
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NonimmediateLight a fire, build up the steam, turn on a switch , and a linear system awakens.
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There are other kinds of generalized seizures that are basically inhibitory, like briefly turning off a switch .
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One consequence is that the viewer watches only what appears at moments when he happens to have time to turn the switch .
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Finally she left the room, only to turn off the power switch , which plunged the house into darkness.
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Even turning the switch had its analogy.
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But it was as if some one turned on a light switch in Franklin.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
asleep at the wheel/switch
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One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.
reset button/switch
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A reset button is also provided, which is pressed if the charging light fails to illuminate.
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A reset button may be used to cancel operation and a further pushbutton switch used to trigger the unit at any time.
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For security, the reset switch is situated in a secret place and may be key-operated.
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Is it possible to list a program after resetting the game with a reset switch? 2.
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Simply press the reset button twice and the machine boots up into the diagnostic routine.
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You should find that you can change the output states by pressing the appropriate set or reset switch.
the flick of a switch
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A flick of a switch and the flashing blue lights and two-tone horns shatter the relative peace of the night.
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The flick of a switch can change all this if you install garden lights.
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These days about 15 percent of our energy is obtained at the flick of a switch.
throw a switch/handle/lever
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He threw a lever and the twin 1500-horsepower engines roared to life.
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The image of Chantal vanished instantly as though some one had thrown a switch.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A switch to complete different new foods may cause stomach upsets.
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a light switch
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His sudden switches of mood are difficult to deal with.
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The switch from political activity to family life was hard to handle.
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The switch to a free market economy will not be easy.
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Where's the power switch ?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Additional features include an IrDA interface for wireless connection and a locking switch for printer transport.
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All other flying leads for the switches and indicators are at low voltage and these can be soldered directly to the p.c.b.
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For example, if the price of metal rises too high there may be a switch to plastic.
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In a surprise switch , he heads into soft-edged landscape in a fifth work.
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Jim walked over to the overhead, placed a transparency on it, and flicked on the lamp switch .
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Then, he flicked a switch and stood well back.
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There is a board in the reception office, cashier's office and housekeeper's office with a switch in every bedroom.