blue badge

collocation in English

meaningsofblueandbadge

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blue
adjective
uk
/bluː/us
/bluː/
of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type ...
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badge
noun[C]
uk
/bædʒ/us
/bædʒ/
a small piece of metal or plastic with words or a picture on it, that you carry with you or fasten to your clothing or something else, in order to show who you are, that you are a member of a ...
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(Definition ofblueandbadgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblue badge

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The review of thebluebadgescheme is under way.
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Thebluebadgescheme is vital for the mobility of more than 2 million people who qualify for it.
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There is a wide variety of powers available to local authorities, who are responsible for administering thebluebadgescheme, for tackling fraudulent use.
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One of the problems that many disabled people must put up with is disregard for thebluebadgescheme.
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It does not give the enforcement officer the power to put his hand inside the car and seize thebluebadge.
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The administration of thebluebadgescheme is the responsibility of individual local authorities.
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The regional tourist boards are continuing to provide training courses to meet their regions needs forbluebadgetourist guides.
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The criteria for issuing thebluebadgeare bizarre.
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My neighbourhood town has issued its ownbluebadgeand "bizarre" is a good description of the criterion used.
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Car parking places reserved for bona fide badge holders could be blocked by those who display abluebadgebut are not entitled to do so.
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We shall award him thebluebadgeof courage because he came bravely into a debate that had nothing to do with the area that he represents.
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The station car park contains compliantbluebadgeparking spaces; a variable height counter and new cycle parking were provided in 2007.
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Twenty-one productions were staged across the spaces, alongside a series of afternoon sessions andbluebadgetours.
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We have not yet mentioned blue badges, or disabled parking badges, in this useful debate.
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I, too, am pleased to welcome the new clause, which allows for the inspection of blue badges.
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They may inspect and confiscate blue badges.
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The prohibition extends to stopping for loading or unloading, and to boarding or alighting from a vehicle (except for licensed taxis and the holders of blue badges).
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