pirate station
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpirateandstation
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pirate
noun[C]
uk/ˈpaɪ.rət/us/ˈpaɪr.ət/
a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal ...
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station
noun[C]
uk/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on ...
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(Definition ofpirateandstationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Apiratestationmight broadcast on a frequency which it is desired to allocate to a legitimate broadcaster.
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It is regrettable that the shadow spokesman should have seen fit to visit apiratestationoperating illegally.
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We could examine more than onepiratestationand find a background which is a bit smelly.
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I am sure that the millions who enjoypiratestationbroadcasts would not agree.
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The third complaint that we have to make is that no adequate steps are being taken to close down thepiratestationwhich is the cause of interference.
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The amendment would prevent action being taken in such cases as it would not be possible to say that thepiratestationitself was causing interference.
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This event marked the end of his involvement with thepiratestation.
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Earl stayed with thepiratestationuntil the spring of 1966.
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The pirate stations ignore copyright laws and play records all day long.
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We shall look at sound broadcasting on its merits, quite apart from the question of the pirate stations.
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The background of some—not all—of these pirate stations is very dubious.
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This seems to me to summarise some of the attitudes which people adopt towards listening to the pirate stations.
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During daylight, pirate stations cause much less widespread interference to other radio services than during the hours of darkness.
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That is not the case with the pirate stations.
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By grabbing frequencies and interfering with legitimate broadcasts, pirate stations restrict choice.
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The promoters of the pirate stations have done their best to blur that point.
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The pirate stations have acted as a lever.
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There are dangers that interference is arising from pirate stations.
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The pirate stations operate outside the law, some, as our prosecutions have shown, in clear breach of the law.
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Are the pirate stations not paying any copyright fees at all?
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