adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
assassin
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The would-be assassin was a member of the presidential bodyguard and of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
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The closer a candidate gets to the office, the more attractive he becomes as a target for a would-be assassin .
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As for his would-be assassin , the Tories took turns yesterday to plunge the knife into Mr Lamont.
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His would-be assassin , presumed to be in jail, belonged to his second line of defence.
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Comic-book sketches of the would-be assassins were published.
buyer
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Instead of discounts on their council houses, would-be buyers could be given grants of up to £25,000 to buy on the open market.
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Auction experts also say it is important that would-be buyers do their homework.
emigrant
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Renewed unrest among would-be emigrants Unrest among would-be emigrants erupted again on April 26.
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In Dresden, witnesses reported violent clashes between police and would-be emigrants desperate to board trains to the West.
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The would-be emigrant faced many difficulties.
member
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Their present inability to offer these services makes them unattractive to would-be members .
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In addition, there are 50 would-be members who come along on Thursday evenings for a special reduced-rate session.
president
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President Clinton has taken it very much like the would-be president in the book, Jack Stanton.
student
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These are designed to whet rather than satisfy the appetite - but short bibliographies help would-be students to delve further.
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I mean, how many would-be students are actually bringing in the harvest at this moment?
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Already, around 250, 000 would-be students have been turned away because the fees are too high or classrooms too small.
thief
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But yesterday he found the would-be thieves had smashed the door lock in an attempt to break in.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Drama Centre is a great help for all would-be actors and actresses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A morning rain may have kept some would-be voters home.
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And they also believe that would-be organic farmers should be encouraged with financial incentives.
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Finally, there may be costs incurred by would-be developers who attempt to produce capital gains by getting planning permission.
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No one man changed football more in this century than the would-be colliery official who drifted by chance into soccer management.
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Not only does a company interview prospective employees, the would-be employees are supposed to interview the company.
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So far, the most desperate of measures has not been taken, perhaps because would-be refugees have nowhere to run.