Collocations withcase
These are words often used in combination withcase.
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asylum case
The asylum case gives indeed some interesting examples of problematic transplants.
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bankruptcy case
The review will encompass all relevant legislative provisions and bankruptcy case law impacting on the rights to a bankrupt's pension.
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borderline case
The judge can exhibit similar candor if he instead believes that the procedural infraction freed a borderline case of a guilty man.
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carrying case
Needles are about 16p each and the carrying case for the syringes and needles costs £·75.
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cartridge case
It might be the cartridge case.
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case ascertainment
The case ascertainment rate was 71.0, 57.3 and 53.7 % for children <1 year, >1 to 2 years and >2 years of age, respectively.
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case of pneumonia
In the case of pneumonia, the recall improved from 61% to 72%, and the precision increased slightly from 74% to 78%.
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case of smallpox
In the case of smallpox, the choice was between compulsory and voluntary vaccination.
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civil case
A typical report of a civil case includes three parts.
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classic case
A classic case study for bringing together research traditions in applied linguistics and discourse analysis.
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compelling case
She makes a compelling case.
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confirmed case
One confirmed case was not hospitalized.
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contested case
The fastest disposal of a contested case looked at by the working party took one year.
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convincing case
To make a convincing case, some use hyperbole.
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criminal case
Unlike the above-mentioned cases, this was a criminal case.
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custody case
The man's solicitor discovered that the custody case was to be heard by a woman judge.
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defamation case
The fact that a defamation case was raised by someone accused of theft did not make them innocent.
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deportation case
The present arrangements are that the appellate authority has the right to decide whether compassionate circumstances outweigh the public interest in a deportation case.
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diagnosed case
The completeness of these data for tetanus should be high, as nearly all diagnosed cases would be admitted to hospital.
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divorce case
Moreover, the order made by magistrates in these cases forms the basis of a divorce case.
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documented case
There is, however, one very well documented case which does.
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exceptional case
Let us first discuss the exceptional case.
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extreme case
The extreme case corresponds to an "infinite" damper.
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felony case
Further steps are required in a felony case.
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high-profile case
The once high-profile case remains unsolved.
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hopeless case
It is a hopeless case.
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hypothetical case
Let me take refuge in a hypothetical case.
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illustrative case
An illustrative case example might offer some clarity.
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isolated case
This is not an isolated case.
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laboratory-confirmed case
Almost all the laboratory-confirmed cases (24/25) were identified in the study area.
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landmark case
That is why this could be a landmark case.
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leather case
To all intents and purposes, both inside and out, it simply looks like a high quality executive leather case.
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libel case
The other factor is that the burden of proof is upon the defendant in a libel case.
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limiting case
We may call this confinement regime the quasistatic one (since it contains the equilibrium with v l 0 as a limiting case).
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malpractice case
He goes through problems that most doctors go through, like the malpractice case.
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meritorious case
I was not prepared to withdraw the allowance in such meritorious case.
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mild case
Alternatively, a mild case could linger for years, if suffered without emotional support, or other source of income or compensation, and with no other motivation.
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notorious case
That is a notorious case.
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open-and-shut case
What has happened to the present commissioner would, in most employments, be an open-and-shut case of unfair, constructive dismissal.
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paradigmatic case
A paradigmatic case of a correct closed theory is quantum mechanics.
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paternity case
The other is corroboration by false denial in a paternity case.
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persuasive case
Even favorable court decisions rarely resulted in a persuasive case for comprehensiveness.
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prosecution case
Where that is so, requiring the production of an additional document which contains information about the prosecution case will add nothing to the primary evidence.
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rare case
Furthermore, this is not a rare case.
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reported case
The five reported case studies had the most complete data.
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specific case
To discuss this specific case, we need more notation.
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sporadic case
A sporadic case was defined as a single case that could not be linked to another case.
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textbook case
None of those vices is unprecedented, but the clause is a textbook case.
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tort case
A good example of the doctrinal paradox is provided by the simple case where a three-judge court has to decide on a tort case.
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trophy case
Katrina, whose trophy case is bulging, is rewarded for half-hearted efforts, and her lethargy becomes deeply entrenched.
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well-documented case
We demonstrate, to the best of our knowledge, the first well-documented case of complete transposition occurring in the chick.
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