starting gate
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstartandgate
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start
noun
uk/stɑːt/us/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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gate
noun[C]
uk/ɡeɪt/us/ɡeɪt/
a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or ...
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(Definition ofstartandgatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Hitherto it has been going round and round in circles in front of thestartinggateto the great annoyance of the crowd.
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I am curious to know why it has been decided to cut off the extra member before he gets to thestartinggate.
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The underlying truth is that many operators are terrified even to get to thestartinggate.
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We all recall that, when it arrived at thestartinggatein the other place, it had already lost a portion of its intended content.
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Sometimes the horses that we have backed economically do not even get to thestartinggate, let alone the finishing line.
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That is thestartinggateof this matter.
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It is a monster, and they know it is a monster—and it will take five years to get this monster to thestartinggate.
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It has put forward a number of obstacles and has not managed to get even to thestartinggate.
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The new clause is tightly drawn and it would mean that people could get to thestartinggate.
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Therefore, we are back at thestartinggate.
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Only then does he pass thestartinggateof pensionable time.
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Of course, onus is astartinggatein litigation.
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They would not reach thestartinggatefor the purposes of adoption.
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Those criticisms reflect our impatience to get beyond thestartinggateand move well and truly down the road that other countries are progressing along.
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Lots of capital schemes have literally been at thestartinggatefor years.
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All of the horses are at thestartinggate.
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If this is not done, some real winners may never reach thestartinggate, or will be left for others to do.
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I see what is going on at thestartinggate.
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It did not get as far as a serious inquiry but it was the only one that made it to thestartinggate, much to my surprise.
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The temperature at thestartinggateat 1580m 0 was and skies were mostly clear.
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