Collocations withwatch

These are words often used in combination withwatch.

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careful watch
It will, however, require new priorities, and a careful watch on the changing contexts in which farming is taking place.
From theCambridge English Corpus
close watch on
We keep a close watch on this, using monitoring and surveillance mechanisms.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
constant watch
A constant watch was kept to prevent servants staying a full year, while tenants taking on apprentices were immediately asked to stand surety for any future liability to the parish.
From theCambridge English Corpus
digital watch
The computer power which first put men on the moon is now far surpassed by what's in a digital watch.
From theCambridge English Corpus
flood watch
They also had the flood watch number on them.
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gold watch
One of my constituents was presented with a gold watch for being with the same company for 25 years, yet he is regarded as casual.
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hurricane watch
The next day the tropical storm warning was supplemented by a hurricane watch.
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mechanical watch
The mechanical watch operated either by automatic- or manual winding.
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quartz watch
The introduction of the quartz watch in 1969 was a revolutionary improvement in watch technology.
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tornado watch
The first tornado watch was issued at 2:45 p.m.
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watch chain
They asked him to value a gold watch chain, and then they hit him on the head with a sock filled with lead.
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