I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a club welcomes sb (= is happy to accept new members )
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The chess club welcomes both beginners and experienced players.
a welcome relief
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The holiday was a welcome relief from the pressure of work.
a welcoming atmosphere (= when a place you arrive at feels friendly )
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The bar provides a welcoming atmosphere for a relaxing evening drink.
enthusiastic reception/welcome
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The audience gave him an enthusiastic reception.
extend a warm welcome
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We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our French visitors.
get/be given a hero’s welcome (= be treated as a hero when you arrive somewhere )
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The team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned to the city.
rapturous reception/welcome
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He was given a rapturous welcome.
warm welcome
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Please give a warm welcome to our special guest.
warmly welcomed
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We were warmly welcomed by the villagers.
welcome addition
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This excellent book will be a welcome addition to the library of any student.
welcome an announcement (= say that you are pleased about it )
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Environmental groups welcomed the announcement.
welcome comments (= be glad to hear people’s opinions )
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We would welcome your comments and suggestions.
welcome news (= good news that makes you happy )
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The lower interest rates will be welcome news to home owners.
welcome suggestions (= be keen to listen to suggestions )
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We welcome your comments and suggestions.
welcome the chance to do sth
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I’d welcome the chance to discuss the problem with someone.
welcome the move
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Environmentalists welcomed the move to limit the length of fishing nets.
welcome the news formal (= say that you are pleased about some news )
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Environmental groups welcomed the news that the area would be protected.
welcome wagon
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The company is bringing out the welcome wagon for the new sales recruits.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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May I also welcome the inquiry that he has announced?
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The foundation also welcomed two new members: Harold Rebenitsch and Bev Schoen.
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Powder skiers will also welcome it.
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One also welcomes the shortening of the intercessions as compared with the length of those found in the Roman canon.
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It also welcomed the realization of the joint hydroelectric power station project Ruzizi-II, and progress on co-operation in scientific research.
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We also welcome letters on health policy and management topics in general.
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De Klerk's speech was also welcomed in the United States but with markedly less enthusiasm for an early end to sanctions.
always
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Other events are at the planning stage but the committee always welcomes any suggestions from staff or offers of help.
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We are conservers and preservers, maintaining homes and relationships, and we do not always welcome change.
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If he was at home we were always welcome in his study.
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New ideas from the other vibrancers were always welcomed and experimented with.
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But the movement wasn't always welcomed with entirely open arms.
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The sinking stomach pains which heralded this loss were always welcome to me, and afterwards I would feel triumphantly clean.
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Everyone is always welcome at our activities, members or non-members, so do please come along.
particularly
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His arrival will be particularly welcomed by Boksic, who endured a frustrating afternoon alongside an embarrassingly ineffective Hamilton Ricard.
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Applications are particularly welcome from women and those from minority ethnic communities.
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His appointment was welcomed particularly in the United States, and Bessmertnykh affirmed that he would continue Shevardnadze's foreign policy.
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It was particularly welcome on the Labour side of the House.
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The Inland Revenue was particularly welcoming to those with a higher degree.
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Increased security measures and better staffing will be particularly welcome to women, elderly and disabled people.
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I know that the farmers of Esher would particularly welcome school visits.
warmly
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The passengers charter has been warmly welcomed by many of my Back-Bench colleagues many of whom are sitting behind me.
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Women have not been welcomed warmly into the ranks here.
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However, instead of being welcomed warmly , Laura is greeted with chilly toleration and ill-concealed resentment.
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Anyone living locally who wishes to become involved with any of the current projects will be warmly welcomed .
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Mr. Nicholas Winterton I warmly welcome my hon. Friend's announcement.
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Our revised code of guidance has been warmly welcomed by authorities.
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He wanted to go to Caux for much needed rest and perspective others warmly welcomed him.
widely
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It was the first time the state's highest court had debated the point and was widely welcomed by accountants.
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Mr Adams's defeat in the only Northern Ireland seat to change hands was widely welcomed by nationalist and Unionist politicians.
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The series has been widely welcomed and used, and a number of its volumes are being reissued in a different format.
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The abolition of the poll tax is widely welcomed until we consider what will replace it - simply more of the same.
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That initiative has been widely welcomed .
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My statement was widely welcomed by hon. Members on both sides of the House.
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It has been widely welcomed by the organisations of and for disabled people outside the House.
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Such an approach would be widely welcomed .
■ NOUN
announcement
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That firm will have welcomed the recent announcement of an order for a further three of these ships.
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Environmental groups such as Transport 2000 welcomed the announcement , but stressed that it would not produce major changes in the transport balance.
arrival
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Reg apparently came most Sunday afternoons to help welcome the anxious new arrivals .
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John made a speech welcoming the new arrivals .
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The boy had the distinct impression he was about to meet some one who would welcome his arrival .
chance
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They might welcome the chance to learn.
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He would welcome the chance of retiring to his yachts.
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Given the opportunity, many more would doubtless welcome the chance to exercise their new-found skills in the context of church services.
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Pensioners very often welcome the chance to earn a little extra money and are happy to babysit for an evening.
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The audience toe-tapped along with the lively rhythms and welcomed the chance to join in with the cha cha cha number.
change
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Although in many ways conservative, Jane Austen tolerates and even welcomes change .
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I was concerned about that and very much welcomed the change that was made.
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His intelligent, aggressive, ambitious son seemed to welcome the change .
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I welcome the changes affecting cold weather payments.
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Despite the foregoing criticisms, we recognise and welcome the change of direction signalled by the draft guidance.
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I welcome the change to a single bill for each household.
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But some are welcoming the change .
committee
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Other events are at the planning stage but the committee always welcomes any suggestions from staff or offers of help.
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The committee welcomed the police's higher profile and said it had improved the image of Darlington town centre.
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The committee would welcome input from booksellers within its constituency.
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Poor attendance in the Chamber had been criticised, but the televised coverage of select committees had been welcomed .
decision
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Opposition politicians, who had blamed the government for the poor organization of the elections, welcomed the decision .
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We welcome the decision not to impose another increase in 1993.
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Pérez de Cuéllar was quoted as saying that he welcomed the decision of the government to undertake reforms.
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At his home in Oxford, Andrew Saxton welcomed the latest decision .
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I warmly welcome the decision of the Northern Ireland political leaders to start their talks again.
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, building societies, builders and local authorities, will all welcome the decision .
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He has also welcomed Mr Major's decision to ditch many of the policies he inherited from Lady Thatcher.
development
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I hope that the hon. Gentleman will welcome that development .
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Not everyone welcomed this new development .
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I welcome very much developments such as this one.
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It would be narrow-minded and bigoted not to welcome these convergent developments .
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A Law Society spokesman welcomed the development .
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The Trainers and the National Development Officer have been involved in the draft standard consultation exercise, and welcome the development.
fact
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I very much welcome the fact that the Security Council authorised the dispatch of a preliminary team.
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I welcome the fact that that is the case.
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We welcome the fact that provision for special needs is included in the Bill for the first time.
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I welcome the fact that as a country we do not drive the unemployed into begging or starving.
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We welcome the fact that the Government have introduced the Bill, and we shall not oppose it.
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Today we must welcome the fact that the three major parties in this country all agree about the importance of the Community.
friend
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His manner was that of one gladly welcoming a friend .
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Stringfellows will welcome you and your friends with drinks on the house the moment you all get there.
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This detects any approaching heat source such as people or cars and automatically turns on, welcoming friends and deterring intruders.
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And with Tenby already a 2-5 shot, credible challengers would be welcomed like old friends .
government
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The gains had been welcomed by the government as confirmation that its economic policies had received a good response from investors.
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This conversion, welcomed by the government , provoked anger among some of his former supporters.
guest
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Resident proprietors welcome guests back year after year.
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All will welcome you or your guests , but startle intruders.
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It was my privilege and honour, as trustee of the fund, to welcome the guests and chair the proceedings.
home
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Grace, unsupervised, puts on lipstick to welcome Lucy home , and looks extraordinary.
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Mrs Nishimae welcomes us to her home .
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The development officer felt she could not work with them, and they in turn did not welcome the Home Support Project.
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The hospital released her, and her family joyfully welcomed her home .
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There was a sudden sound of voices as some of the neighbours came to welcome Joe home .
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He orders a crate of champagne and armfuls of red roses to welcome her home .
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Annabel saw herself in the role of getting ready to welcome the invalid home .
idea
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Mr David Armstrong, who owns Station Taxis, welcomed the idea of taxis being allowed to use the lanes.
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The reaction of many will be to welcome the elaboration of ideas to which evidence has already brought them.
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Whether you welcome this idea or view it with horror will depend upon who you are.
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Companies may say they welcome new ideas but do not have the systems to support them.
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However, only 18 percent positively welcome the idea .
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We would welcome your comments and ideas for future editions.
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But it welcomes the idea of a review.
initiative
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We should welcome the initiative of the Advisory Board for the Research Council in looking at quantitative measures of research output.
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Most rank-and-file members are more than ready to welcome clearly articulated initiatives that promise to advance their long-term interests.
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They welcomed last month's initiative by Mr Bush and called for a summit with him within 90 days.
move
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Universities and colleges welcomed the move , seeing it as victory for their long-running campaign to reduce the inspection burden.
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Wilmut said he would welcome any moves toward an international agreement to prohibit such attempts.
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The international profession has welcomed the move .
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They no doubt that conservation groups would welcome the move .
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Local councillor Peter Shephard, who led the campaign, has welcomed the positive moves to solve the problem.
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Mr. Hague I welcome the moves made so far by my right hon. Friend to encourage manufacturers to make cars more defensible.
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Environmentalists welcomed the move , claiming that some fishermen in Cornwall and the South-West were disguising the true extent of the problem.
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The warden of Sarah's refuge has welcomed the move .
news
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Campaigners fighting to kill off the proposed Darlington Cross Town Route have welcomed the news .
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I thought Jasper would welcome this news , but he was distant.
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But not everyone has welcomed the news .
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Mr. Hughes I welcome that news .
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We would welcome any positive news on that front.
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The people of the Milton Keynes have welcomed the news .
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Does he welcome today's news that factory output prices are the lowest for many years?
opportunity
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We welcome this opportunity to restate our position and encourage other units to follow our lead.
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Older work-inhibited stu-dents often welcome the opportunity to tutor younger children.
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An up-and-coming composer would probably welcome the opportunity to write music in a religious idiom.
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Will they welcome opportunities to think collaboratively with friends and authors, to affect and be changed by the ideas of others?
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Some of you I know will welcome this new opportunity to pay all due fees together as one lump sum in January.
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I welcomed the opportunity to spread the word and to broaden my knowledge about management approaches in the private sector.
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Members, whose average age was 22.5 years, welcomed the opportunity to interact on a regular basis with non-disabled peers.
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It can be shown that individuals and groups welcome the opportunity to contribute to debate and to participate in policy making.
party
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In welcoming him, the party thus welcomed him as a stereotype.
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The streets were hot and dusty, so Cranston and Athelstan's party welcomed the tavern's coolness.
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We as organisers of all-night dancing parties would welcome the reasonable regulation of parties.
proposal
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The presbyterian and methodist churches in Ireland, along with the Church of Ireland, welcomed the proposal .
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Contributions will normally be commissioned by an appointed member of the Editorial Board, but the Board welcomes proposals for reviews.
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We welcome the proposals to reduce the super-power arsenals.
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John's father Eric today welcomed the new proposals .
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We welcome your inquiries, proposals , and ideas.
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Age Concern welcomes the Government's proposals to remove administrative barriers to people who wish to change general practitioners.
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Because science aims at theories with a large informative content, the falsificationist welcomes the proposal of bold speculative conjectures.
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However, the FoE did welcome a number of proposals they had been campaigning on for some time.
report
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The Select Committee on Energy has also examined the proposals in considerable depth, and the Government welcome its report .
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Human rights organisations and campaigners seeking to clean up the arms trade welcomed the report as a step towards transparency.
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Of course we welcome the Woolf report and its careful examination of what happened during the Strangeways riot.
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The Law Society, which represents solicitors, welcomed the report , which would widen solicitors' scope for fee-earning.
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Mr Forsyth announced the Government's response to the Report today, in which he welcomed the Report and its positive recommendations.
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The Home Office yesterday broadly welcomed the report , but said it would consult interested parties before deciding on implementation.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
more than happy/welcome/likely etc
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And as to the finish, well, they'd be more than happy for you to check the results for yourself.
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For the most part, gallery staffers are more than happy to answer questions and discuss artists.
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If the leader is open, receptive, and responsive to you, the others will more than likely follow suit.
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If this is not possible, then most printers are more than happy to visit enquirers.
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The accident, as it turns out, was a broken mirror and more than likely a shortage of time.
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The Cap'n had been to Jarman House once ... would be coming again more than likely.
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They spend the time getting space for some new person who more than likely will leave.
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We trooped along and he more than likely brought his mate John Grey along with him.
welcome/greet sb/sth with open arms
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And if the turnout was any indication, the parish was welcoming them with open arms.
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Did I welcome him with open arms?
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He greeted Riley with open arms.
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He welcomed them with open arms, talked freely, played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder.
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Mind, I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school.
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Now we welcome death with open arms, especially when we are old.
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Would you welcome them with open arms?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jill was busy welcoming the guests.
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Many citizens welcomed Smith's resignation from office.
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Some companies have welcomed the idea of employees working from home.
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Texans tend to welcome newcomers and go out of their way to be friendly.
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The proposal was warmly welcomed by the German Chancellor.
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The university's cafeteria welcomes any suggestions for improvement of its menu or service.
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The visitors were welcomed at reception and shown where to go.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the development will be welcomed by the building trade.
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But when they saw me walking out of the sea, they welcomed me warmly with cries of astonishment and delight.
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They welcomed last month's initiative by Mr Bush and called for a summit with him within 90 days.
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They will be welcomed by police who say that new technology can lead to powerful new evidence being discovered after a trial.
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They would welcome resistance in any of its forms, but Joshua Kingsley had said nothing and done nothing to undermine himself.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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And help in the form of money and labour is also welcome !
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Your partner is also welcome , so why not go along together to discuss the different methods of birth control?
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We also welcome letters for our Veterans' Postbag and details of service association meetings.
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Guests are also welcome to use the pool and facilities of the nearby Hotel Thermai.
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Students interested in a career in illustration are also welcome to attend their annual student seminar.
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Professionals from the oil and gas industry with an interest in research are also welcome to apply.
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The standard side handle was also welcome .
always
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Plecs are always welcome and invariably hardy.
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Letters and illustrations from readers are always welcome .
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New members at this club for Over-30s are always welcome .
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Of course the quality of the timeless writing stays the same but fresh interpretations of the characters are always welcome .
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Subject to budgetary restraints, suggestions for book purchases are always welcome .
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For this reason, parents are always welcome to see their children at work in our school.
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Nordenfalk's book includes the scrupulous examination of visual evidence always welcome and often found in writing by a museum curator.
more
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It would be rather more welcome if comics could still be comics.
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No sound would have been more welcome .
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When people were in trouble, the police were more welcome than the Lone Ranger and Tonto.
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And it failed to produce a ticket more welcome in the South.
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However a savings gift, as one of a pile of other presents, may be more welcome than you suppose.
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This is even more welcome since all through autumn people have been repaying debts from the free-spending 1980s.
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But seldom will the visitors have been more welcome than they are today.
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This plant, taro, is more welcome .
most
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Group Captain Griffiths was a most welcome guest at the opening.
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That this is also a marriage of insightful stagecraft and lustrous vocalism is the most welcome news of all.
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Tea was brought and yes I was most welcome to stay the night.
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Volunteers to boost open class will be most welcome .
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Everyone is most welcome to join this happy company.
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For Chelsea, then, a prolonged period of silence from their coach would be most welcome .
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Yet the most welcome consequence of the making of those documentaries and books was quite unexpected.
particularly
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While not particularly welcome , the black knight is considered the lesser of two evils.
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The special order for Govan will be particularly welcome .
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The position was satisfactory but the Society faced considerable expenditure in connection with the Museum and donations would be particularly welcome .
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A volunteer translator would be particularly welcome .
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There is a particularly welcome parody of the current theatrical mania for sloping floors.
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The staff particularly welcome enquiries and requests for assistance from first-year students.
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Emphasis on the importance of integrating retail developments with housing, employment and transport policies is particularly welcome .
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The standard of photography is good and some of the long-distance shots are particularly welcome .
very
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The increase in capital allowances is very welcome .
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Still, to some people death is very welcome .
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The hotel has a good reputation for service, and all our clients have been made to feel very welcome .
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Lying in it was very welcome .
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The performances have not stood the test of time; a successor would be very welcome .
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Thanking Stanley, who said he was very welcome , Mungo walked out to the yard, watched by Jos.
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They always look attractive and make a very welcome change from vol-au-vents at a party.
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Anyway, any publicity you can give Autumnola in your paper would be very welcome .
■ NOUN
addition
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There is also the welcome addition of a focus ring on the lens.
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The main thing is that they make a welcome addition to marine tanks.
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There have been some welcome additions to the Lowestoft fleet.
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This time we had the welcome addition of a sheepskin backrest, an inflatable neck support and a selection of surgical collars.
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This excellent book will be a welcome addition to the library of many a clinician, student, and teacher.
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Chosen with discrimination, they make a welcome addition to parish church music.
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For the public they are a welcome addition to the number of foot police regularly patrolling the town.
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One shilling on Saturday and threepence for an evening were welcome additions to the family income.
boost
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The decision is a big blow to James but a welcome boost for Hooper.
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President Clinton's visit gave the province a welcome boost .
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Love Hurts, she admits, has given her a welcome boost .
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The increase, to 109,373 from 101,107 last October, came as a welcome boost to the struggling industry.
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She was so sensational to look at that Tom's own self-esteem took a welcome boost .
break
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So last February 1 at Twickenham was a hugely welcome break in what was becoming a sort of personal Aherne tradition.
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It gave them a welcome break from the mania of the Olympics and seemed to put everything in its proper perspective.
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They promptly shot it for dinner, a welcome break from dehydrated rations.
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It was a welcome break from comedy, but it wasn't noticed enough for there to be a great many similar offers.
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At Great Bedwyn we stop for welcome break and cheer the first of the singles through.
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That would be a most welcome break .
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For some, the visit is a welcome break from medical treatment they're receiving for radiation sickness.
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Stops for meals and for the navigator to fix their position were a welcome break from the jolting ride.
change
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Over the five years since the present Administration were returned in 1987, there has been a welcome change in the picture.
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The restaurant offers 20 wines by the glass, and not just Chardonnays either-a welcome change from most local lists.
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They always look attractive and make a very welcome change from vol-au-vents at a party.
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The palm-tree groves and pedestrian walkways represent a welcome change from the mostly treeless parking lots elsewhere in the valley.
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Jane was cheered by his sagacity and quick eye for the ridiculous - a welcome change from pompous people like the Pyglings.
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That first morning dawned clear and cool, a welcome change after sweltering Boston.
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This deliciously light and quick-to-prepare dinner party menu makes a welcome change from the richer, traditional fare of the season.
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The fresh air made a welcome change from the polluted Victorian London atmosphere.
drink
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Guests receive a welcome drink on their first full day.
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Alba All guests receive a welcome drink .
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During the stay a welcome drink and an evening meal will be hosted by the Port du Crouesty Tourist Office.
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And even if you just pop in for a welcome drink , look out for our Happy Days bar promotions.
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You will be greeted with a welcome drink , and once a week you can enjoy a romantic candle-lit dinner.
mat
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To satisfy this need, the owners of the local establishments have rolled out the welcome mat .
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She approves of the balcony and the east-facing front door, as well as the moon design on her welcome mat .
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I hope André doesn't see this as a welcome mat for him to make any more advances.
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President Clinton has put out the welcome mat .
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Well, she'd been warned not to expect the welcome mat , Sabine thought, as she drove under the arch.
news
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The Halifax figures, however, will be welcome news to more than a million homeowners.
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The fact that the railroad was willing to lease depot space came as welcome news .
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It comes as welcome news for around three thousand pension holders in Swindon.
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That this is also a marriage of insightful stagecraft and lustrous vocalism is the most welcome news of all.
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Newslines Newspaper accounts of the latest national round of university funding had welcome news for Bristol.
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That would be welcome news for Clippers coach Bill Fitch.
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Some of this would seem welcome news , but, once again, things seldom are as they seem.
relief
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But for most Tories, excluding a minority who thought he was too soft, this budget was welcome relief .
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The cool water slipping down her throat was a welcome relief .
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Some will find it a welcome relief , others an indication of personal failure, and the cause of personal guilt.
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Posy Simmonds' whimsical humour comes as a welcome relief in a medium that is surprisingly low on laughs.
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For others, Christmas is a welcome relief from the pressure of work and a time to recuperate.
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This provided a welcome relief from the constant travelling of the last three days.
respite
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It had been a welcome respite in a cruel and anguished time.
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The tent is air-conditioned, making it a welcome respite on the hottest days.
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Intragroup rituals build cohesiveness, offer a welcome respite from long hours and high pressure, and imbue the enterprise with meaning.
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For most people at Cu Chi, the traditional Tet truce was anticipated as a welcome respite .
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Fighting back seasickness, Jeff Whitworth, an ex-Marine, got a welcome respite .
return
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He plays Jacob Marley, and it will be a welcome return visit to Oxford for him.
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Jimmy Phillips has been sorely missed through suspension and will make a welcome return at left back.
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In 1954, he joined Mercedes, who had made a welcome return to racing, and his second championship followed.
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The new policy of openness has led to the abolition of censorship and to a welcome return to Leninist cultural pluralism.
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Something else making a welcome return is the bumble bee.
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But they also underlined the welcome return to a more activist approach.
sight
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Here we chose a cherry with pale pink spring blossom, a welcome sight early in the year.
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Needless to say, the rising of the sun was a welcome sight .
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The forwards had a genuine hardness and solidity about them, a welcome sight after the pathetic shaven-headed posturing of recent years.
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An even more welcome sight met my eyes.
sign
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Its welcome sign says it has 90,000 inhabitants.
visitor
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Most of the wine lodges in Funchal welcome visitors and are willing to offer samples of the various blends.
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He was not a welcome visitor .
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Patterson, with his ebullient North Country temperament, had been a welcome visitor at Allen Street.
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He later had a spell in charge of Palace's Youth side and is still an occasional but welcome visitor to Selhurst Park.
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My family also liked him very much, so he was a welcome visitor to our house.
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The sites listed here welcome visitors .
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As well as deterring possible burglars, this will light the way for welcome visitors without you having a light on all night.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
more than happy/welcome/likely etc
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And as to the finish, well, they'd be more than happy for you to check the results for yourself.
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For the most part, gallery staffers are more than happy to answer questions and discuss artists.
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If the leader is open, receptive, and responsive to you, the others will more than likely follow suit.
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If this is not possible, then most printers are more than happy to visit enquirers.
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The accident, as it turns out, was a broken mirror and more than likely a shortage of time.
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The Cap'n had been to Jarman House once ... would be coming again more than likely.
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They spend the time getting space for some new person who more than likely will leave.
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We trooped along and he more than likely brought his mate John Grey along with him.
wear out your welcome
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For a decade, Jerusalem continued approaching Washington with a measure of humility, careful not to wear out its welcome.
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I mean when you get bored or some one wears out their welcome do you treat them like you would your job?
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They may become tired of being asked constantly; you may wear out your welcome.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I don't think I'm welcome there anymore.
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The trip to Mexico will be a welcome break from work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In some areas, though, changes are welcome , especially if they lead to a better and more reliable product.
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Individuals and groups are welcome and entry fees range from free to £2.
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It crosses my mind, briefly, that a new bottle would be a welcome gift.
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No sound would have been more welcome .
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President Clinton has put out the welcome mat.
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Some will find it a welcome relief, others an indication of personal failure, and the cause of personal guilt.
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That means everyone is welcome here any time.
III. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cautious
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Liberal politicians also gave a cautious welcome to the appointment.
enthusiastic
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The proposal received an enthusiastic welcome from the smaller political parties allied with Labour.
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Their enthusiastic welcome brought a smile to her face for the first time that morning.
friendly
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The Reisch is well known for its excellent standards of service and friendly welcome .
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With just 16 rooms the management can extend a friendly , personal welcome , and offer relaxed, warm accommodation.
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Cramped wooden benches, a friendly welcome for regulars and improbably large plates of home-made pies, omelettes, grills and chips.
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The staff pride themselves on offering a friendly welcome and helpful service.
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A warm and friendly Somerset welcome awaits you.
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Thanks Your friendly and warm welcome has been very much appreciated.
rapturous
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Franco landed in Tetuán on 19 July to a rapturous welcome from rebel officers.
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A player representation, led by caretaker manager Edwin Stein, received a rapturous welcome .
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In May 1961 the show opened in London to a rapturous welcome .
warm
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Palm-fringed beaches, guaranteed gorgeous weather and an equally warm local welcome make it one of the finest holiday hot-spots.
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And the warmest welcome is extended to Bob Marley, who draws the sort of tourists that don't mind the rain.
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The audience gave a warm welcome to the father of four, fresh from paternity leave.
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Collectors, bibliophiles and browsers will find a warm welcome from the many dealers when the fair opens at 10.00 am precisely.
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This was a busy and fruitful time, and the team were given a warm welcome in all the places we worked.
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The accommodation is cool and spotless and staff pride themselves on offering a warm welcome .
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Finally a warm welcome was extended to all the newly-qualified teachers. 2.
■ VERB
extend
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Zhukov came towards him eagerly, his arms extended in welcome .
find
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Collectors, bibliophiles and browsers will find a warm welcome from the many dealers when the fair opens at 10.00 am precisely.
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Telemachus saw her waiting by the threshold and was vexed to the heart that a guest should not find instant welcome .
give
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He was given a great welcome by the waiters and Jane was introduced to the Maître in person.
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Uncle Tom was at work that day, but Aunt Goldie gave us a warm welcome .
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The audience gave a warm welcome to the father of four, fresh from paternity leave.
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I hope Tendulkar is given a kindly welcome by the Yorkshire spectators.
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President Sékou-Touré gave him a warm welcome .
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On arrival at Hillsborough she was given a boisterous welcome by 150 children given time off school to greet her.
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This was a busy and fruitful time, and the team were given a warm welcome in all the places we worked.
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Liberal politicians also gave a cautious welcome to the appointment.
offer
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The accommodation is cool and spotless and staff pride themselves on offering a warm welcome .
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The staff pride themselves on offering a friendly welcome and helpful service.
receive
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His announcement at the annual conference of the Association of Children's Reporters in Peebles received an immediate welcome from childcare agencies.
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This alternative drug has received an open-armed welcome from insomniacs around the world.
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You are sure to receive a warm welcome .
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And yet, CrystEngComm has received a warm welcome and many researchers have begun to send in their papers.
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The recommendations have received a mixed welcome from the Angling Foundation.
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This is a family-run hotel and the management prides itself on the fact that Citalia guests have always received a warm welcome .
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He received a tumultuous welcome on returning to unsaddle, and when the dust settled the plaudits rained down.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
more than happy/welcome/likely etc
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And as to the finish, well, they'd be more than happy for you to check the results for yourself.
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For the most part, gallery staffers are more than happy to answer questions and discuss artists.
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If the leader is open, receptive, and responsive to you, the others will more than likely follow suit.
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If this is not possible, then most printers are more than happy to visit enquirers.
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The accident, as it turns out, was a broken mirror and more than likely a shortage of time.
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The Cap'n had been to Jarman House once ... would be coming again more than likely.
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They spend the time getting space for some new person who more than likely will leave.
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We trooped along and he more than likely brought his mate John Grey along with him.
wear out your welcome
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For a decade, Jerusalem continued approaching Washington with a measure of humility, careful not to wear out its welcome.
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I mean when you get bored or some one wears out their welcome do you treat them like you would your job?
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They may become tired of being asked constantly; you may wear out your welcome.
welcome/greet sb/sth with open arms
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And if the turnout was any indication, the parish was welcoming them with open arms.
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Did I welcome him with open arms?
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He greeted Riley with open arms.
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He welcomed them with open arms, talked freely, played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder.
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Mind, I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school.
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Now we welcome death with open arms, especially when we are old.
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Would you welcome them with open arms?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Their guests were given a very warm welcome on arrival.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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She could just imagine the welcome she was about to get from her workmates!
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The welcome he received on the factory tour obviously boded well for the by-election as ten days later both candidates were elected.
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Then, as always, a big kiss in welcome .
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This alternative drug has received an open-armed welcome from insomniacs around the world.