blank tape
collocation in Englishmeaningsofblankandtape
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blank
adjective
uk/blæŋk/us/blæŋk/
empty or clear, or containing no information ...
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tape
noun[C or U]
uk/teɪp/us/teɪp/
thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound ...
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(Definition ofblankandtapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofblank tape
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Each student was assigned an individual tape recorder that had been supplied with ablanktape.
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I accept that we are sliding into theblanktapelevy debate.
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They recognised that the only way in which to deal with the problem was by way of a levy onblanktape.
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I want to see a tax not just onblanktapebut on hardware.
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It will be bad enough collecting the poll tax without trying to get money onblanktape.
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We accepted that it was not pure milk as regards the introduction of ablanktapelevy.
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People who would not useblanktapeto copy copyright are a tiny minority.
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Anyone can buy ablanktapequite cheaply, borrow a record and then tape it, thus saving himself the expense of buying the recording.
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The only argument that he could think to advance was about theblanktapein his answerphone.
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However, that professional recording can be poached and put on to a cheapblanktapewhich can be purchased for £1.
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Some of the objections to theblanktaperoyalty are specious.
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I do not consider that too great a burden for theblanktapeimporter to bear.
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Let me now turn to the last of these levies, theblanktapelevy.
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I support them on the question ofblanktapebecause of the sheer bureaucracy that would be involved in getting the ultimate levy.
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I shall deal with several key issues—first, theblanktapelevy.
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Unlawfulness on that scale puts into the context the arguments against theblanktapelevy.
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Not everyblanktapeis used to record copyright material, so a levy would be an unfair imposition on many people.
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Only a certain number of firms bringblanktapeinto the country.
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A levy onblanktapefor recording is a good idea and a bad idea.
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The other important omission is theblanktapelevy.
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