I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cassette/tape/record deck
compilation CD/album/tape
cut the red tape
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The new rules should help cut the red tape for farmers.
insulating tape
magnetic tape
masking tape
measuring jug/cup/tape (= one used for measuring )
measuring tape
play a record/CD/tape etc
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DJs playing the latest house and techno tracks
red tape
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a procedure surrounded by bureaucracy and red tape
Scotch tape
sticky tape/label etc British English (= tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces )
tape deck
tape measure
tape record
tape recorder
tape recording
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The court heard tape recordings of the meeting.
ticker tape
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
adhesive
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The transfers will often come away with the adhesive tape .
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Above the bed, attached with adhesive tape , was a New York City subway map.
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He pulled out an empty pasta box sealed at one end with industrial adhesive tape .
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The doctor fixed the drip to the bulkhead with adhesive tape .
blank
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Buying that blank tape had been a waste, for she knew she would never dare play it back.
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Put about ten on a blank tape , then play it once through to your Six.
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And the success of the established record industry's campaign for a royalty on blank tape could also contribute.
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Using the freezer facility, can I put all my games on blank tapes to load faster?
magnetic
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Occasionally users still require their data on magnetic tape and so this facility remains available.
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This included new forms of magnetic tapes , each of which could hold hundreds of intercepted microwave communications channels.
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This latter case will favour the use of a sequential magnetic tape file.
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Reams of data, miles of magnetic tape , but none of it satisfies even my own primitive appetite for answers.
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New media offer many advantages over the magnetic tapes that they replace.
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A dozen flying machines and their pilots would be no more than a blip on a piece of magnetic tape .
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Media item One item of a particular media type, for example, one disk or magnetic tape .
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Small files that demand multiple-key handling are usually stored on magnetic tape and processed sequentially.
red
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But red tape is an inevitable result of reform.
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Richard Pombo, R-Calif., who sponsored the guest worker amendment, said the current program involves too much red tape .
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Post-revolutionary bureaucratism consisted of authoritarianism, unrealistic planning and red tape .
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All the bureaucratic disclosures and red tape in the country can not offset either.
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They are terrified by Labour party proposals to create a great new machine spitting out red tape all over the countryside.
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One vexing problem is the inconsistency of the red tape that ensnares businessmen when they try to do practically anything.
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There had been red tape to contend with all along - but at last the children were back.
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But after years of training, fighting red tape and vicious sexism, Gera lasted for one game.
scotch
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They were in terrible condition, Scotch tape on some of them, others all beat up and scuffed and folded.
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You just tape her by the wings to an applicator stick using Scotch tape.
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I think it had a piece of Scotch tape holding one of the tubes together.
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A magazine photo of Castro was fixed to a wall with Scotch tape .
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A slip of paper was attached with Scotch tape .
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It was in her hand, a bundle of tissue paper held together with Scotch tape , neatly.
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Extension cords that looked frayed or suspicious were bound up in Scotch cellophane tape .
sticky
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Sticking plasters, perhaps made from paper or sticky tape , again in different shapes and sizes, offer choice and comparison.
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Put an old cushion inside a strong plastic bag, sealing it tightly with sticky tape .
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Not posters, fixed with sticky tape or drawing-pins.
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Or could I use a shoebox and sticky tape ?
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Also, do not use large amounts of sticky tape to seal envelopes, as this can render them unusable.
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The lines marked out with sticky tape are where the kerb is going to be under the traffic-scheme proposals.
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Tearing the sticky tape from the front of his torch, he directed its increased light on to the grey metal door.
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Place one half on top of the other to form one large triangle, and stick together with sticky tape .
■ NOUN
audio
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Time/space travellers make audio tapes of the sounds and rhythms they have heard on the voyages.
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Film loops, slide sets, audio tapes , played a part.
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Pupils working in pairs or groups are required to operate the equipment, and to record a commentary on to audio tape .
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Video recordings are used more frequently than audio tape in the investigation of child abuse.
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Registered users will receive an audio tape to help with pronunciation.
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The term's work was not to be seen as leading up to the audio tape .
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The aid that we are most likely to use for the same reasons as video is the audio tape or cassette recorder.
cassette
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As she pulled out the last tenacious staple, a cassette tape fell out into her lap.
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Last year one Middlesex student became the first to submit a postgraduate thesis as a video cassette tape .
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She took out a cassette tape and pushed it into the car's tape-deck.
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A 46-minute audio cassette tape on Middlesbrough's promotion-winning season will be launched in Cleveland Centre on Saturday.
deck
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But there are several proprietary packages which will run with most tape decks .
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A tape deck played a Beethoven symphony and children played with Fisher-Price toys.
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The lights were still on, and a cassette was clicking in a tape deck .
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Above the subwoofer is a 25-year-old reel-to-reel tape deck of the kind used in broadcast studios.
drive
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Backup 7.2 supports QIC-40 and QIC-80 tape drives and it detects more than twice as many viruses as the previous version.
masking
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I found that ordinary narrow masking tape was the answer.
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When I opened the frame I found, as I expected, that the drawing had been hinged with masking tape .
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Ideally the accumulated paint layers should be no thicker than the masking tape itself.
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Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape .
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Next stick strips of low-tack masking tape over the areas of background colour that you want to remain.
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Wrap the bottom corner with a couple of layers of masking tape to prevent the scraper from cutting the device.
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A ripping noise was soon identified as the sound of parcel masking tape .
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He was found to have two other knives, a roll of black masking tape and black cord.
measure
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When you have guessed all these, get a tape measure and find the real sizes.
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Square the frame by pulling a tape measure from corner to corner to check diagonal measurements.
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There they gently laid it down on top of the so-centimetre mark at the middle of the tape measure .
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You all saw that to begin with the tape measure stretched across from one side to the other, exactly.
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Santa's first shock came from the tape measure - the Claus tum measured a bloated 47 inches.
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The tape measure is perfectly all right.
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They were asked to monitor their progress not only with scales but with a tape measure .
recorder
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I even had a tape recorder going, hidden behind the chair.
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After a few visits of this sort, he brought in a tape recorder .
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But there was another tape recorder .
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One day she asked him to leave the tape recorder with her overnight.
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They swamped me with their cameras, tape recorders and notebooks.
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From the earliest days of childhood, our brains act like tape recorders with the built-in microphone always on Record.
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He found the tape recorder attached to a small alcove carved out from underneath the desk.
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Even if you have a tape recorder , the tone and the lilt of the voice can change what a phrase means.
recording
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Others want to make some preparation to help their families and friends, perhaps by writing letters or making tape recordings .
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Anyone with a home cassette player can testify to the questionable long-term durability of tape recordings .
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Lawyers pointed out that if Newall again lost his appeal over the tape recording , the Crown might be granted full costs.
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Critical listening enables nurses to evaluate communication and this skill can be developed by using the radio and teacher-produced tape recordings .
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A tape recording properly authenticated can be admissible.
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A social worker or police officer may, for example, produce a tape recording of an interview with a parent or child.
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The very high quality of the tape recordings also seems to rule out amateur enthusiasts.
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Their critique is verifiable by reference to the tape recording of the interview.
video
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Intermagnetics-Agra now has 11 video tape plants around the world, either operational or under construction.
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He opened it and looked at the video tape cassette inside.
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His biggest break comes in May when Sony starts to sell Beta hi-fi video tape recorders.
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This was why he had called for the video tapes of the day's events.
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But they're taking a video tape - rather like a film, you know.
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But an inquiry was launched into the handling of the case by West Mercia Police after this video tape came to light.
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The only bookcase he has is stacked with video tapes whose titles I do not read.
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Now everyone coming into or leaving the village will be recorded on video tape .
■ VERB
hear
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Nobody who heard the tape could doubt his guilt.
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In reply, I asked if he had heard or seen any tapes of what I had said in public statements.
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Mina, will you ever hear these tapes ?
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Dexter hadn't heard the tape Blanche was playing before.
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She didn't move when she heard Pascoe winding the tape back, nor did she look at him.
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On one occasion workmen using a sledgehammer across the street warbled along with the star after hearing Helen's tape .
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And that voice was nothing like the voice he had heard on the tape of church music.
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With Citizen Kane, what you hear on tape is how they sing live.
listen
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Time and time again they listened to the tape .
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First, did anyone listen to the tape ?
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A&R staff don't listen to a tape for the first time in front of a new artist.
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Debbie and I attended meetings, listened to tapes , and read books until our brains went into overload.
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But A&R is not just about sitting round listening to tapes .
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I listened to the tape just a few days ago.
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The patients enjoy listening to the tape , which includes local news as well as magazine items and stories.
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He listened to relaxation tapes and practiced breathing exercises to stop hyperventilating.
play
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It has been decided to play the tape in an attempt to entice them out of the enclosed channel.
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Anyone playing the tape would hear Michael Jackson crooning in the exact digital quality they would hear on a purchased Thriller tape.
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I play the tape and make my judgement.
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Before editing, the reporter will play the tape and take notes.
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People would play the tapes back afterwards and would sometimes send them to distant relatives.
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Here are some of the messages people find playing on their internal tape decks when they force themselves to stop to listen.
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Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again.
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Before she died, Wodka had recorded their phone conversation, and we played the tape to the jury.
record
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They have recorded about 15 tape albums and released one single on Melodia.
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Technically, in the field all material is recorded electromagnetically on cassette tapes .
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In Britain, copyright exists as soon as a song is recorded on to tape or written on manuscript.
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They are recorded on a 30-minute tape loop.
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Now everyone coming into or leaving the village will be recorded on video tape .
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ATCs were even asked to record their stories into tape recorders as they worked, for later analysis of patterns of response.
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They started to write songs together and Joan was persuaded to record some demo tapes .
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Pavement began as a recording collective that sent tapes back and forth across the country.
watch
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She was secretly hoping that by some magic coincidence, Alan might phone while she was watching the tape .
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I watched the tape of the game, and the guy could have been penalized on every play.
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He had watched the tape of Ari's meeting with him and had been satisfied by Tammuz' reaction.
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In the weeks ahead, families would watch these tapes over and over.
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Barrett said he and his wife were watching a tape of the 49ers win over the Falcons Sunday night.
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I watched this tape , waiting for my father to come home.
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She knew it down in Tempe, and she saw it again clearly watching the tapes last night.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cassette recorder/tape recorder/video recorder etc
ticker tape parade
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Now that I have a CD player, I don't listen to my tapes anymore.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Compared to open-reel tape machines they are also easier to load and store and provide better protection for the tape.
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Endorsed by famed consultant Zig Ziglar, Drury instructs over 50,000 each year at live presentations and through video tapes.
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Future schoolboys may look at tape of the shopping channels.
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Note the crepe paper tape which can be used to lay down lines of various widths.
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On one wall, a walnut credenza held a stereo tape player.
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They can improve lighting, put contrasting tape on stairs, and use dark-colored dishes when serving light-colored foods.
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This is done while the transfer of both pictures and original sound is being made on to a copy tape .
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This latter case will favour the use of a sequential magnetic tape file.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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We weren't taped up this time, but we were blindfolded.
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On the way, I noticed that the rehearsal room was taped up with police seals.
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Her feet are blistered and taped up , and she is wearing shoes with the toes cut out to relieve the pressure.
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Krynauw Otto had his feet and ankles taped up , Teich enjoyed a massage and Lem started to throw the ball around.
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It was quite black, as if taped up from inside.
■ NOUN
call
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No filing cabinets, no taped phone calls , and no yellowing fax paper.
conversation
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Even then they will have no evidence - unless perhaps they tape all conversations with their dealers, for themselves.
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Later, Fornek reported on his efforts to question Gingrich about the taped conversation that was picked up on a police scanner.
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A bodyguard taped their conversations , escaped abroad, then leaked excerpts to the opposition.
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Two days later, the taped conversation was in the papers.
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It is not known who taped the conversation or how.
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John and Alice Martin said in a news conference Monday that they had taped the conversation and given the tape to McDermott.
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Jim McDermott, D-Wash., after he was implicated in the leaking of a taped telephone conversation , Rep.
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Taken together, the taped conversations reveal a president seemingly consumed with the details of illegal plots against his enemies.
interview
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She builds the story from taped interviews with 200 leading activists.
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Clinton was taping an interview at television studios across town at the time.
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There, experts taped an interview with him that may later be used in court.
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Like actor / playwright Anna Deveare Smith, he taped the interviews , and so the characters speak in their own words.
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The presentation will be accompanied by taped interviews with Avedon.
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Once I taped an interview with him.
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Nor, when taping an interview with Cruz a day later, did they ask him to repeat his story.
show
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By contract, he can't reveal how he did on the taped show .
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Q: You have to be under a lot of stress to tape 20 to 24 shows in two weeks.
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Q: How do your brothers treat you while taping the show ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Do you mind if I tape this interview?
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They've got this taped up so well I can't get it open.
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Wilkins came out of the game to get his knee taped up.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And him always bumming on to Derek about how he'd taped the whole of Brideshead Revisited.
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There was a dartboard above the phone with a picture of Thatcher taped over it.
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This call has been taped, for the record.
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Those fanatics who taped John Peel sessions were disturbed by the album's lack of clarity.
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You just tape her by the wings to an applicator stick using Scotch tape.