bus pass
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbusandpass
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bus
noun[C]
uk/bʌs/us/bʌs/
a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place ...
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pass
noun
uk/pɑːs/us/pæs/
UK
a successful result in ...
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(Definition ofbusandpassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbus pass
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I have got a freebuspass.
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It was for abuspass.
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He would lose hisbuspass.
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Thebuspasswill be free of charge.
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I explained that it was on my previousbuspass.
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I will get mybuspassnext year.
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There is, rightly, no income test for thebuspass.
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A one-daybuspassand a combined unlimited train andbuspassare also available.
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Many pensioners are concerned at the prospect of losing their freebuspass.
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Some local authorities already operatebuspassschemes with a number of operators.
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Notably, the cost of the one zonebuspasshas been unchanged since 1983.
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They have the low-rented council house, the freebuspassand the regular giro.
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Of course, in that sense so does the concessionarybuspass.
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I agree, especially when the exception is, say, abuspass.
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It is no use having a shiny, newbuspassif there are no buses.
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If the concession is wrong, why is not thebuspasstaken away?
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He has been refused abuspassand his grandfather is denied a companion's pass.
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I should like to see a universal, freedombuspassfor all pensioners.
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Indeed, they would be deeply offended if thebuspasswere taken away.
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There is no such thing as a free television licence—or a freebuspass.
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The elderly suffer who cannot find a bus to travel on while they still have abuspass.
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That is not the same as abuspassor a concessionary fare, which allows people to travel freely.
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One may be asked to produce abuspasswith a picture of oneself—beautiful or otherwise—on it.
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Will he comment on the dishonest campaign that deregulation will mean the end of thebuspass?
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Under the amendment, abuspassissued by one local authority would provide reduced-fare travel anywhere in the country.
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