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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a written agreement
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There is usually a written agreement between the borrower and the bank.
a written apology
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The police sent a written apology to the family.
a written confession
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A police interview may lead to a written confession.
a written constitution
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A written consitution forms the fundamental law of the nation.
a written contract
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All employees should have a written contract.
a written exam
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There is a written exam at the end of the course.
a written inquiry
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I submitted a written inquiry to the local council.
a written record
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Where written records do survive, they are incomplete.
a written report
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Mr Thomas asked me to send him a written report.
a written request
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If you wish to take you child on holiday during the school term, you must make a formal written request.
a written statement
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One neighbour said in a written statement that she often heard a baby ‘crying for help’.
a written test
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Selection was based on written tests in English and mathematics.
a written/oral examination
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For French, there is an oral and a written examination.
official/written/formal notification
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We received official notification that Harry was missing.
sth is written all over sb’s face (= their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression )
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You’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!
written consent
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If you are under 18, you need your parents’ written consent to get married.
written instructions
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Each member of the team was issued with written instructions.
written permission
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Doctors need written permission from the patient before they can operate.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be written up
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It got a lot of airplay from John Peel, and was written up extensively by the music press.
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Parliamentary proceedings are written up and published in the daily Hansard.
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Previously Venturous had been a noteworthy arrival to be written up in the local press.
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Results of investigations and the like will need to be written up.
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Several points were discussed; these will be written up more fully in the minutes.
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The incident was written up in the local newspaper.
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The research will be written up as it proceeds, and will be published in 1986.
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Their pecuniary interests were probably greater than their antiquarian ones, and their errors were written up by the historian.
be written/set/cast in tablets of stone
have sth written all over it
have sth/be written all over your face
not worth the paper it is written on/printed on
sth is written in the stars
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
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As long as proper written accounts are maintained, everyone can be paid back when the band begins to make money.
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The first written account dates from 1883.
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Doak now has over 30 written accounts of dolphins living in close proximity to humans.
agreement
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These criteria must be included in the written agreement .
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Your intruder alarm must not be altered or replaced without our prior written agreement . 6.
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Their services were modest, and collective written agreements with employers remained exceptional.
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The plan should form the basis of a written agreement with those having parental responsibility for the child.
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When written agreement is received from the client fax the draft advertisement to the agency.
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It is not essential to have a written agreement .
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In such cases a written agreement can strengthen your case and perhaps save you some money.
answer
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That was confirmed in a written answer from the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.
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The full breakdown of the figures was given in a parliamentary written answer on 3 December.
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In addition, questions may be put down for written answer .
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As Mr. Hurd pointed out in his written answer , there is no equivalent determinate sentence for murder.
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Written questions receive written answers published in the Reports of Parliamentary Debates.
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Gather in all the written answers from the trainees.
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One other initiative was announced in a written answer to me only today, so it is topical and relevant.
apology
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A written apology was received from a boy who had accidentally, while playing badminton, caused damage to a picture.
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Blackburn sent a written apology to the umpire in question and has since apologised personally to him.
communication
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Ninth-century users had their own criteria of utility, and they preferred to use oral alongside written communications in most contexts.
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Make sure that the written communication can be clearly seen. 1.
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In the case of written communication , the personal type is one-to-one, as represented by letters.
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Do the parents have problems with written communications from school?
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Real teachers with real kids have to take care with written communication .
confirmation
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Yes, I have changed insurance companies and, yes, I have asked for written confirmation of cover.
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Your written confirmation includes an invoice for the balance due.
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We will send written confirmation of your booking as quickly as possible.
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Confirm delivery date and make sure you send written confirmation of all the details.
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If in any doubt, we should ask the client for written confirmation of our understanding of the criteria.
consent
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Each patient provided written consent after being fully informed about the study and the freedom to withdraw.
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The study was approved by the institutional review board of the Mayo Clinic and all patients gave written consent .
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Informed written consent was obtained before the study.
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Alternatively the contractor may sub-let the work to a domestic sub-contractor with the written consent of the architect.
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All subjects gave fully informed written consent .
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In the case of non-private customers, prior written notification is sometimes acceptable in place of the customer's written consent .
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The study was approved by the Western Infirmary ethics committee and each patient gave informed written consent .
constitution
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Excluding the Contact group, each of the three centres had user committees with written constitutions .
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It brought forth the age of written constitutions and codified basic rights.
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One has led to the written constitution , but it has also led to revolution and at times tyranny.
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It is conceived as the first step towards a written constitution for the United Kingdom.
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Adopt a written constitution , of which the Bill of Rights will form the centrepiece.
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Indeed, it goes beyond that, so far as is necessary to promote a written constitution based on federal principles.
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Take a written constitution and a Bill of Rights.
contract
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At one extreme one may find a written contract containing many detailed clauses setting out the terms of the contract.
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Written contracts of employment A written contract of employment should seek to cover all possible material points.
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In the case of a written contract the sale will be by sample only if that is included in the writing.
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Do you need to provide a written contract for them - and what should go in it?
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The whole 45-year partnership was based on a handshake - no written contract at all.
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And, of course, you had no written contract .
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It was accepted by the Court of Appeal that the letter had to be construed as part of the written contract .
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If the written contract specifies conditions of weight, measurement and the like, those conditions must be complied with.
detail
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Boulestin was impatient of written detail .
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He claimed it often took three weeks for written details to arrive on his desk.
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Full written details of this offer are available on request from any office of Birmingham Midshires Property Services.
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Full written details can be made available on request.
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We put it in writing, sending written details up the hierarchy in case we have to prove we have fulfilled our role.
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Get written details of all fees involved - valuation, land registry and the cost of indemnity.
discourse
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Sometimes, particularly in some types of written discourse , we have only a very general or limited knowledge.
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Psychology is predominantly a written discourse , conducted through the publication of books and papers.
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This is a type which occurs throughout written discourse .
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After all, written discourse is divided into paragraphs whose boundaries are marked by indentations.
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Topic-shifts in written discourse then could be identified with the beginning of each new paragraph.
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Verb-phrase anaphora occurs when a verb-phrase depends for its interpretation on another verb-phrase occurring earlier in the spoken or written discourse .
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Conversely, there are times when readers do have rights to affect written discourse .
document
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Industrial society has multiplied not only written documents , but artifacts of all kinds.
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One factor inhibiting the spread of written documents had been fear of forgery.
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This would find expression in a written document or documents.
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As the uniqueness of the written document disappeared, so the status of the file was lowered.
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The degree of formality ranged from elaborate and schematic written documents to a simple mental rehearsal of what would happen next.
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Some like the apparent safety of the carefully crafted written document .
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They retained and emphasised, instead, the written documents deliberately produced by a centralised Chancery and other Norman offices and institutions.
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Acceptance can be signified not only by a written document , but also by conduct.
evidence
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This may be in the form of a report containing written evidence , diagrams or graphs as appropriate.
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Sonia Jackson, who contributes this chapter, was one of those who gave written evidence to the Committee.
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There is a great deal of written evidence available on the subject for those who care to take a deeper look.
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The Arbitrators may call any relevant person to give evidence , or may ask for further written evidence.
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This is a matter upon which no contemporary written evidence survives, and has been much disputed.
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The committee is now inviting written evidence by the end of September from interested organisations and individuals.
exam
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Knowing how to use your head is not a subject you can study for a written exam .
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The candidates faced hours of written exams , manoeuvres and then a gruelling road test through Milton Keynes.
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The majority of marks will come from a written exam .
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They attacked the internal assessments, which teachers have normally defended as superior to the traditional written exams .
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The award will be based on continual assessments of skills and competence so staff will not have to sit any written exams .
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The course is assessed by two extended essays, four essays and a written exam .
examination
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Assessment is by written examination and dissertation.
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The degree is awarded on the basis of written examinations and/or the presentation of a satisfactory thesis.
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Diplomas are awarded to candidates who reach a satisfactory standard in written examinations following nine months of coursework.
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Assessment: Each module is examined by a 90-minute written examination at the end of April.
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The written examinations would provide the opportunity for assessing whether the student had acquired a sufficiently analytical approach to the subject.
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Coursework and project assessment, written examinations and dissertation.
form
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It can not be recorded in written form elsewhere, however; the understanding is intuitive.
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Their written forms , like autobiographies, biographies, and interviews, make up a large part of contemporary western feminist literature.
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The Hawaiian tongue was given a written form for the express purpose of translating the Bible.
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Most utterances, they claim, serve both functions but written forms facilitate the differentiation and separation of the functions.
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It is the fact of being the written form which establishes it as the standard.
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They are published in authoritative, written form and, as acts of Parliament, are interpreted by the courts.
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Identify your problem area and define your objectives briefly and coherently in written form . 4.
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It also treats in detail the pronunciation, written forms , inflexions, constructions, and derivation of each word.
information
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The survey also found that a quarter of foster parents had received no written information on the Act.
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The families received no explanations, and received no written information regarding the procedures or the law.
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There were several subsequent contacts, with Pons seeking written information about the Brigham Young University neutron spectrometer.
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Often a telephone call to the editor of a specialist publication and then some follow-up, specially written information is far better.
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One can be confident that those responsible for such productions sometimes had access to valuable oral and written information which no longer survives.
instruction
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The adjutant directed him to the hospital next door, giving him written instructions on how to find the ward.
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Inefficiency obviously arises because of the necessity to reduce everything to written instructions .
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Problems may arise with obtaining written instructions for the lace carriage and motif cams.
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Students are therefore required to comply with all verbal or written instructions on safety given to them by staff.
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A diagram is easier to follow than written instructions .
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On 26 October 1856 Alexander gave written instructions to Nazimov to collect the ideas of the north-western gentry more systematically.
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For this intarsia collar, follow the written instructions at the same time as following the intarsia chart.
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But written instructions in the blank spaces of books themselves do survive and so do tiny marginal thumbnail sketches to indicate subjects.
language
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Attainment target 3: A growing ability to construct and convey meaning in written language matching style to audience and purpose.
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By contrast, written language found in books has no such contextual support.
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Yet when written language is imperfectly identified and not fully understood it will tend to seem opaque in any case.
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As long as they get some exposure to written language , most learners will acquire at least a modicum of literacy.
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The former branch of this first dichotomy takes written language at once into a mode which speakers seldom use.
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For written language this involves information about how letters combine to form words, or orthography.
material
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Your case may be strengthened by preparing written material to back up what you say.
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This varied from the offer of consultancy Price Waterhouse to written materials , and link people.
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Text type typefaces used for the main text of written material .
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The researchers will read and analyse the written material and will follow up some responses with face-to-face interviews.
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You may have access to any written material directly concerning you, held within the Home.
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Staff do not, either verbally or in their written material , give more prominence to one establishment than others.
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You will, of course, study all the written material relating to your work.
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Both spoken and written material were taken into consideration.
note
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He glanced briefly at the written note , put it aside and went on with the meeting.
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Already many district nurses and health visitors record details of their work on hand held terminals, rather than in written notes .
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The B flat bass saxophone sounds two octaves and a tone below the written note .
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The horn in C sounded an octave lower than the written note .
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Memorise the locations where you spot the crowds or better still, make a few written notes .
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A written note if the message is at all complicated.
notice
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Resignation Any member may resign by giving written notice to the council, accompanied by his certificate of membership.
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A councillor may give written notice to his council that he wishes to receive a financial loss allowance instead of an attendance allowance.
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In any case, the Tribunal will give written notice of its decision to both parties within 28 days of the meeting.
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He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice .
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All classes of objectors must lodge and intimate a written notice of objection.
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We remind you that failure to supply a written notice immediately is an offence.
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Notice to quit Landlords are normally required to give twenty-eight days' written notice to quit.
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If renting, confirm written notice with landlord.
notification
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In the case of non-private customers, prior written notification is sometimes acceptable in place of the customer's written consent.
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As with all advice to clients, written notification must follow the spoken word.
permission
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In fact, he says he needs written permission a week in advance before delivery lorries can get to his home.
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Since only one card was available it was agreed that others could obtain goods with written permission from the holder. 3.
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We will also pay any expenses you have our written permission to claim.
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He said that written permission would still be required for marches.
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All Autocar &038; Motor test results are subject to world copyright and may not be reproduced without the editor's written permission .
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Dawn's parents had to give their written permission for the transfer, which added to their anxieties about the situation.
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If a girl had two parents still at home, she had to get written permission from both of them before performing.
policy
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He referred to the new written policy and circulated four letters from parents objecting to the proposed closure.
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Given both these features, written policies are still likely to remain pious statements of intent unless supported by financial mechanisms.
question
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Ostensibly, both oral and written questions seek information.
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This remains very largely the case so far as written questions are concerned.
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They will discuss how they designed their written questions and semi-structured interviews.
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It was mentioned in the preface that a number of written questions were put to academics as part of this study.
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Invited guests were asked to submit written questions in advance.
record
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It has been suggested by one author that, for instance, written records of staff training should be kept.
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Their attitudes to written records can seem cavalier, and contradictory.
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Nigel Cramer got a first telephone report from Bedford in the mid-morning, long before the written record arrived.
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This visit will also serve as an introduction to written records and their importance for history.
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Illiterates leave no written record of their views, but they nevertheless reflect and act accordingly.
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Note-taking encourages active learning and provides you with some written record of what you've been studying.
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It creates a written record which your debtor can not deny receiving.
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In committing the count's rights to written record , Henry's clerks had conferred on them new authority.
reply
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The Minister also told me in a written reply about the education and social opportunities that were available to young offenders.
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You will receive a written reply from the officer once your complaint has been looked into.
report
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Thomas asked Meagher to send him a written report .
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Sharing can be through meetings and conferences, but a written report is obviously more easily accessible to others.
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There is always the problem of maintaining an encouraging tone to written reports .
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They will receive written reports annually and their children's schools will be inspected every four years.
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This will usually involve summarising the main points, findings and conclusions of the written report .
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As a public service, schools should provide each year a written report on each child's progress.
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Whatever the type of residency it is interesting and helpful to evaluate your experience whether through an exhibition or a written report .
representation
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Appeals can be by way of a hearing or by written representation .
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The appeal will be determined by way of written representations , which must be made by May 1st.
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Appeals can be decided either through a public inquiry or by written representations .
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The other parties then have two days after service to file written representations at court.
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It may also invite all or any of the parties to make written representations before the hearing.
request
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Otherwise a written request for leave, giving reasons, must be filed at court and served on the parties.
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In fact Kosky personally handed me the written request .
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This branch in its turn will not cooperate until he can produce a written request from you ....
response
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All video and audio exercises require an oral or written response , and opportunity for grammar and vocabulary practice.
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The analysis stage is invariably carried out on the basis of written responses to a questionnaire.
source
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This close similarity indicates a second written source .
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Unlike structured databases, Viewdata is useful for a great variety of written source materials.
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Using documents as a basis for class activities Many class activities can arise from work focused around original written sources .
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A written source , a visual source and a statistical source is one fruitful combination.
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The written sources are few, and offer a selective view of this age.
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There are no contemporary Scandinavian written sources apart from rune stones.
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Various early works are accorded particular standing by virtue of the absence of statutes or other written sources covering a particular area.
statement
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The hearing was adjourned to allow all parties to submit written statements by April 24.
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Such a right instilled trust in the written statements by carriers and encouraged consignees to deal with distant and unknown sellers.
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The appeal will be dealt with by an exchange of written statements .
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Difficult concepts can be illustrated on a hand-out as diagrams or graphs, backed up by short, clear, written statements .
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Further details were set out in the written statement published on 13 November.
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The initial approach should be made informally; thereafter you may submit a written statement of your grievance.
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Ideally the combined written statement and budget estimate should stand as the Development or Corporate Plan of the governing body.
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They had given him one written statement .
submission
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The Committee has made its written submissions and will be making oral representations on this topic.
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At Westport 25 members of the public spoke and several written submissions were handed in including one from Archbishop Cassidy of Tuam.
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The Secretary of State called for written submissions from the parties involved.
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The appeal will be decided by written submissions .
test
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The results are from written tests unless otherwise stated.
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Thus, although these pupils generally have difficulty with reading, this does not mean that written tests should be ruled out.
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The written test success rates are given in the table below.
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In another written test on tabular data one set of questions was about a calendar which was provided.
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Identification of 3-D shapes from their 2-D representation was the subject of two groups of items in written tests .
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Extended Response Commonly known as an essay, this form of assessment is the most open-ended type of written test .
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He conducted a four-day pedestrian awareness course which included classroom work, practical experience outside the school and a written test .
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This item was in a written test and also in a mental test.
text
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There is a clearly written text with an illustrated chronology of the country's history taking it up to 1992.
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The incorporation of hand written text placed on top of the photographs referenced women's un acknowledged areas of writing, diaries and letters.
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Indeed, the conditions of Elizabethan and later Stuart regulation of drama required a written text .
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The approach is conceptual and skills-based, with extensive use of audio-visual resources, fieldwork and written texts .
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These variations can include the use of signs and diagrams to replace, or partly replace, written text .
warning
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This procedure includes an oral and/or written warning , suspension or summary dismissal.
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A further complaint may lead to a written warning , which will sometimes be described as final.
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The customer must be given the written warning .
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If you are given a written warning , you may be asked to sign a copy to acknowledge receipt.
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Technically, the offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking.
word
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If you want your hand written words of wisdom saved for posterity use quality paper and permanent ink.
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Speech is not an attempt to pronounce written words .
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One item which is becoming more significant is powers of communication - both spoken and written word .
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After all, electronic communications has many similarities to the oral technologies which pre-dated the written word .
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In fact, the 1959 Act has worked to secure a very large measure of freedom in Britain for the written word .
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The written word did not however really help me train Holmes.
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The medium of transmission is human influence of various kinds, the spoken and written word , personal example and so on.
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What he experienced through his hands made more sense to him than written words of instruction.
work
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Perhaps they've never been taught to write or how to handle criticism of their written work .
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The maximum permitted enrolment was thirty-two students and written work was an explicit expectation.
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Such pupils should be enabled to produce their written work on a word processor or concept keyboard.
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The spin-offs in written work are considerable.
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The tutorial provides the opportunity to develop themes or discuss problems usually on the basis of written work .
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The full-colour illustrations will motivate children's interest and provide an excellent springboard for both oral and written work .
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Although encouraged, written work by students was not a formal requirement.
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Planning and producing written work , quoting sources, checking: these too are often daunting tasks for the student.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Don't sign any written agreement until you have read every word of the contract.
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She was illiterate, and could not understand the written details on the insurance form.
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Some expressions are more common in spoken English than in written English.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Attainment target 3: A growing ability to construct and convey meaning in written language matching style to audience and purpose.
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However you organise your checking routine, it is crucial to present written work which has been checked over for spelling.
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In other subjects too they may need written and other materials with simplified language demands but perhaps higher demands in other respects.
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One factor inhibiting the spread of written documents had been fear of forgery.
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One has led to the written constitution, but it has also led to revolution and at times tyranny.
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The written test success rates are given in the table below.
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We put it in writing, sending written details up the hierarchy in case we have to prove we have fulfilled our role.