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an act of counting the number of people who are at an event, employed by an organization, etc.; the number of people that have been counted in this way |
The company now has a head count of around 70 staff. |
What's the latest headcount? |
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to move very quickly, making a high, continuous sound |
A bullet whizzed past my ear. |
He whizzed down the road on his motorbike. |
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an idea, a design, etc. that somebody has created and that the law prevents other people from copying |
intellectual property rights |
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to give somebody official permission to do, own, or use something |
The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. |
They had licensed the firm to produce the drug. |
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a sporting event in which people compete in three different sports, usually swimming, cycling and running |
A triathlon mums |
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an opinion or a way of thinking about ideas or situations [perspective] |
a political/theoretical standpoint |
We must approach the problem from a different standpoint. |
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the ability to change to suit new conditions or situations |
The new system offers a much greater degree of flexibility in the way work is organized. |
An overdraft provides increased flexibility but at a higher cost. |
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a person or thing that has the same position or function as somebody/something else in a different place or situation |
The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart. |
The women's shoe, like its male counterpart, is specifically designed for the serious tennis player. |
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measured or judged by how similar or different it is to something else (relative) |
Then he was living in comparative comfort (= compared with others or with his own life at a previous time). |
The company is a comparative newcomer to the software market (= other companies have been in business much longer). |
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to meet somebody by chance |
I bumped into Simon this morning. |
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having a strong belief in perfect standards and trying to achieve them, even when this is not realistic |
She's still young and idealistic. |
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to exist together in the same place or at the same time, especially in a peaceful way |
The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. |
English speakers now coexist peacefully with their Spanish-speaking neighbours. |
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the time of change between two different states |
He was on the cusp between small acting roles and moderate fame. |
two girls on the cusp of adulthood |
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the process of moving together from different directions and meeting; the point where this happens |
The city was a natural point of convergence for river-based traffic. |
The diagram shows the convergence of two oceanic plates. |
