I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a developing/Third World country (= poor and trying to increase its industry and trade )
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Many developing countries receive some foreign aid.
a first/second/third etc edition
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The first edition was published in 1986.
beat sb into second/third etc place
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He was beaten into second place in the Monaco Grand Prix.
come first/second/third etc in a competition
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Stuart came second in the swimming competition.
enter its third week/sixth day/second year etc
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The talks have now entered their third week.
finish first/second/third etc
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He finished second in the 100 metres, behind Ben Johnson.
first/second/third class honours degree
first/second/third etc gear
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The heavy traffic meant that we seldom got out of second gear.
put the car etc into (first/second/third etc) gear
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He put the car into gear, and they moved slowly forwards.
second/third etc from bottom
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United currently lie second from bottom of the Premier League.
the first/second/third/fourth quarter
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The home side took the lead in the second quarter.
the first/second/third/fourth quarter
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The company’s profits rose by 11% in the first quarter of the year.
the Premier/First/Second/Third/Fourth Division
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a second-division club
third class
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We travelled third-class.
third degree
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I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree.
third party
third party
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Does third party insurance cover pay for this type of damage?
third person
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(at) second/third/fourth hand
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A computer virus A watch with a second hand doing double time.
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Deathtraps: Coroner's warning over second hand electrical goods.
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Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand , or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building.
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The Fourth Hand glides to a soft landing in Wisconsin, and readers will be left smiling.
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The leader takes a watch with a second hand , points to a player and calls out a letter of the alphabet.
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The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.
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The story is now taken up at second hand .
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There is even a chapter on buying second hand - which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees.
first/second/third etc place
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But I think I got into drama professionally in the first place by accident.
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But it's even more of a comfort for baby if he doesn't get wind in the first place .
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In the opening 250 race Robert Dunlop stayed well clear of a hectic battle for second place behind him.
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In the second place , it involves some intention to maintain that control on the part of the possessor.
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The firm which supplied the scaffold blames the boy's parents for letting him play there in the first place .
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There is almost a tinge of predestination in footballers' reflections on how they came to sport in the first place .
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We never enjoyed them in the first place .
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Why had they come to this country in the first place ?
give sb the third degree
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I was just out with friends - you don't have to give me the third degree.
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Whenever one of my boyfriends came to the house, Dad would give them the third degree.
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And would Feargal now give him the third degree?
in the third person
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Better rewrite it in the third person.
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He writes of himself in the third person.
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Hint: He often refers to himself in the third person.
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I was angry to hear Steve talk about me in the third person.
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She speaks of herself not only in the third person, but in generic terms.
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She was following the family pattern of talking about children in their own presence in the third person instead of addressing them directly.
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Tennyson talks for Tithonus in the third person.
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With a fictional character, described in the third person, there is nothing that may not be said.
lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)
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After his win in Frankfurt on Sunday, he lies second in the series just behind Michel Robert.
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Driving a Banbury prepared Prodrive Subaru, McRae now lies third in the championship.
the Third Reich
the third person
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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This is her third marriage.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
party
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Capacity will also be made available on the trains for up to 20,000 swap bodies owned by third parties .
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The Teamsters do not have the usual grievance-step procedure, ending in a final, binding arbitration by a neutral third party .
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The cheapest price he was offered was £730 third party fire and theft.
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Physical movement of inventory items into or out of the warehouse is supervised by an independent third party employed by the lender.
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The judge said the court did not feel it right to interfere with arrangements by innocent third parties and those holding tickets.
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The problem is then transformed into finding a trusted third party to create these certificates.
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The division will develop partnerships and joint ventures with third parties and will fast track digital businesses and development.
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As for talks, they can't take place without some guarantee from an independent third party .
person
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Cameron and the school district sit down with a neutral third person to negotiate an agreement that both sides find acceptable.
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One event that may have brought on those moods was the arrival of an unwelcome third person in the Alley family.
world
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The mullahs were no better at curing characteristic third world socio-economic ills than the secular regimes they despised.
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Building a first world economy on top of a massive third world workforce does not create the strongest of economic foundations.
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A few third world countries will have automatic entry.
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However, many third world traders do more than circulate goods for sale.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(at) second/third/fourth hand
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A computer virus A watch with a second hand doing double time.
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Deathtraps: Coroner's warning over second hand electrical goods.
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Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand , or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building.
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The Fourth Hand glides to a soft landing in Wisconsin, and readers will be left smiling.
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The leader takes a watch with a second hand , points to a player and calls out a letter of the alphabet.
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The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.
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The story is now taken up at second hand .
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There is even a chapter on buying second hand - which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees.
a poor second/third etc
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All in all marriage was a pragmatic affair and individual desires came a poor second to the harmony of the group.
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Food was taking a poor second on my diet sheet this evening.
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It is true though, that where waters are absolutely saturated with maggots, even bread comes a poor second.
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Peter hit a poor drive and a poor second, to the right of a nasty greenside bunker.
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Saturn is a poor third, and Jupiter is dead last.
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The passenger has always come a poor second to the operational integrity of the system.
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The Socialists would come a poor second with 26.5%; the Communists could expect no more than 7%.
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They have a poor third quarter.
first/second/third etc place
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But I think I got into drama professionally in the first place by accident.
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But it's even more of a comfort for baby if he doesn't get wind in the first place .
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In the opening 250 race Robert Dunlop stayed well clear of a hectic battle for second place behind him.
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In the second place , it involves some intention to maintain that control on the part of the possessor.
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The firm which supplied the scaffold blames the boy's parents for letting him play there in the first place .
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There is almost a tinge of predestination in footballers' reflections on how they came to sport in the first place .
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We never enjoyed them in the first place .
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Why had they come to this country in the first place ?
give sb the third degree
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I was just out with friends - you don't have to give me the third degree.
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Whenever one of my boyfriends came to the house, Dad would give them the third degree.
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And would Feargal now give him the third degree?
in the third person
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Better rewrite it in the third person.
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He writes of himself in the third person.
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Hint: He often refers to himself in the third person.
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I was angry to hear Steve talk about me in the third person.
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She speaks of herself not only in the third person, but in generic terms.
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She was following the family pattern of talking about children in their own presence in the third person instead of addressing them directly.
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Tennyson talks for Tithonus in the third person.
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With a fictional character, described in the third person, there is nothing that may not be said.
lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)
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After his win in Frankfurt on Sunday, he lies second in the series just behind Michel Robert.
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Driving a Banbury prepared Prodrive Subaru, McRae now lies third in the championship.
the Third Reich
the third person
third party insurance/cover/policy
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Members of the scheme also benefit from a third party insurance, for a premium of £2 a year.
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With some landowners now looking towards insisting on third party cover for climbers, insurance is increasingly looking indispensable.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Divide the sandwich into thirds.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A third , smaller group will consist of veterans whose illnesses can not be tied to Gulf War service, he said.
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But two of the lambs died within minutes of birth, and a third died at ten days.
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Nearly half the runoff came from Colorado and another third from Wyoming and Utah.
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One big headache is the banks' large mortgage portfolios, which account for over a third of their total loans.
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The third , and most innovative, idea is symbolized by the smart card.
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The company has lost one third of its investment.
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The Raiders have struggled on third down all season.
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Throughout the last third of the Cretaceous the dinosaurs slowly declined in diversity and numbers.