adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be on a winning/losing streak
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Celtic are on a six-game winning streak.
confident of winning
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The Prime Minister appeared relaxed and confident of winning an overall majority.
on the winning trail
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New players should put the team back on the winning trail.
the winning goal
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Berbatov scored the winning goal from just outside the box.
the winning/losing team
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Everyone on the winning team will get a medal.
winning formula
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With viewing figures up a million, the programme has a winning formula .
winning post
winning the lottery
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Do you really think winning the lottery would make you happy?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
combination
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Needless to say, it was a winning combination .
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As for Batty's return, I'd say if all the team are playing well then don't change a winning combination .
entry
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The prizes will be awarded to the individual or company named on the winning entry form.
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The winning entry will be published in the December issue.
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The winning entry will be selected at random by computer.
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Copies of the winning entry will be on display throughout the town and at Darlington Building Society.
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As an added incentive, two complimentary tickets for the evening's disco are being offered for the winning entry .
form
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Newton Aycliffe after disappointing recently at last returned to winning form with a 3-0 win over relegation candidates Usworth Village.
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Brunico maintained his winning form under Ron Treloggen in the Monmouthshire Open.
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There's also a superb tennis centre where top class coaches can help you to club championship winning form .
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Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form .
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Veronique Whitaker and Henderson Flare Path in winning form .
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Beebob has been gradually coming to hand this season, and can strike winning form in the Guildhall Handicap Hurdle.
formula
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It was wrong to change a winning formula during the most important rugby game ever played.
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Youngsters from special schools in Tewkesbury are finding out what's behind his winning formula .
goal
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It was good boys' stuff - the hero always scoring the winning goal , hit or try.
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Further pressure yielded the winning goal 12 minutes later.
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Neil Thompson's excellent winning goal atoned for a missed penalty by John Wark.
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Racers also lost 5-4 to the holders Wasps yesterday at Durham when Rick Brebant scoring the winning goal .
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Several Sunderland fans were escorted from the ground after running on the pitch when their team scored the winning goal .
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Former Halifax man, Derek Hall was the executioner, who for once was devastated to have claimed the winning goal .
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His winning goal against Oxford United was a perfect pick-me-up.
margin
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And it's winning margin in the last election was only 1,300 votes.
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The official winning margin over Bering was one and a half lengths.
post
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They made it to the winning post fairly creditably.
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It was famous as the winning post of boat races from Westminster Bridge.
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Less than 50 yards from the winning post , the horse unaccountably staggered, collapsed to the ground, and failed to finish.
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Bite the Bullet continued to drift left-handed as the winning post raced towards them.
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Rushing Wild's jockey, Richard Dunwoody, gave Dwyer a pat on the back a few yards after the winning post .
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The tell-tale noises were close, but so was the winning post - or was it?
run
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Smith went on to 61, the winning runs coming with 16.1 overs to spare.
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Larkins drove the winning run and one of the most remarkable Test victories of all had been achieved.
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But they recovered well, and had almost five overs to spare when the winning runs were hit.
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Arbroath's recent winning run continued thanks to a last-minute winner from Kevin Tindall against East Stirling.
side
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He might decide Hitler's is the winning side after all.
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The winning side is that which holds the centre ground of politics.
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I feel he needs to be in a winning side , one brimming with confidence before he sparkles.
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Swindon can keep their winning side unchanged too.
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In the words of one historian, the legend was a one-sided effusion from the winning side .
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And Lily's instinct for the winning side soon tempered her attitude to the new mistress.
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Michael, I suspect, considered himself to be on the losing side and probably wished he was on the winning side.
smile
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Vote winning smiles as Christine Ellsmore, Designer, meets the trio.
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Her winning smile or her pretty blonde hair?
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Invariably, Charles greets you with a good word and a winning smile .
streak
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Mark Farrelly's winning streak in the 125 series began at Desertmartin when he won the second race.
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Is this the start of a winning streak for Destefani and his in-line powered Strega?
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It was Charlton who stopped a winning streak at the end of last season which cost Leicester automatic promotion.
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This winning streak caught a lot of chess players by surprise.
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Clear as day - I was on a winning streak , I'd hit a seam.
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Heaven help us if they ever get on a winning streak .
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The Cottesloe is on a winning streak because it also has Uncle Vanya, with a host of fine performances.
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Is a bank justified in taking the risk that the future dealing style of a firm may show a winning streak ?
team
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It was there that presentations were made to the winning team by Andrew Steel, Managing Director.
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There will also be medals and trophies for the winning teams and finalists.
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Fittingly, the winning team trophy was handed over to Lance Corporal Manning's widow, Elaine.
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The winning team will receive prizes of office equipment worth thousands of pounds to be used by its respective company.
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What does the Award mean to the winning team ?
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But what Yorkshiremen want above all is a winning team .
time
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And the trophy was taken, in a winning time of sixty four seconds, by a team from Winchester.
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Under the weather or not Ashcroft clocked 2 mins 13.8 secs, almost a second faster than her winning time last year.
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When I saw Ben's winning time of 9.83 seconds I was totally amazed.
trail
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He's at Baden Baden today and should remain on the winning trail .
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By then they need to be back on the winning trail which hopefully will start on Saturday against Moseley.
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Gloucester are on the winning trail after their 10-3 victory over Rosslyn Park last week.
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Double strike ... Shearer puts Swindon on the winning trail .
ways
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If he wanted to get back to winning ways - his target was a triumph in Toronto - he needed chemical assistance.
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Dave Mitchell typifying Town's efforts to get back to winning ways .
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Unless they get back to their winning ways Rovers could even miss the play-offs.
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Hitting the mark: Can Oxford United keep up their winning ways ?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
winning combination
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A husband-and-wife gold medal-winning combination at the same Olympiad-now that is unique.
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As for Batty's return, I'd say if all the team are playing well then don't change a winning combination .
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Needless to say, it was a winning combination .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A group of reporters followed the winning jockey and horse into the winner's enclosure.
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The winning team will go through to the grand final in London.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the trophy was taken, in a winning time of sixty four seconds, by a team from Winchester.
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Clear as day - I was on a winning streak, I'd hit a seam.
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Dave Mitchell typifying Town's efforts to get back to winning ways.
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Even in that case, though, it is doubtful that Black could have obtained serious winning prospects.
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It was there that presentations were made to the winning team by Andrew Steel, Managing Director.