Collocations withquarter
These are words often used in combination withquarter.
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bottom quarter
They are in the bottom quarter of the pile.
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consecutive quarter
It may be more helpful, therefore, to look at non-oil output, which fell in the third quarter for the fifth consecutive quarter.
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cramped quarters
Similarly, the often spacious potting shed provided workers who may have lived in cramped quarters with their own spaces in which to work and reflect.
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crew quarters
There is no reason why the same consultation should not take place in future on the construction of crew quarters in ships.
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final quarter
Early elections are those that do not fall in the final quarter of a parliament's maximum term.
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guest quarters
The homestead is composed of three houses, staff kitchen, guest quarters, cooks quarters, social club, workshop and machinery shed.
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hind quarters
One escaped with minor injuries when a train appeared round a corner and struck the rear hind quarters of the horse.
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living quarter
Each friar's living quarter is located to the rear of the house building.
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past quarter
This activity in fact predates the radical sectarianism of the past quarter century, though it has no doubt contributed to it.
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preceding quarter
But the authors remind us that the preceding quarter century shows that doctors cannot be trusted either.
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previous quarter
In this study, the percent change of the unemployment rate from the previous quarter is measured as the employment condition.
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quarter century
Sea-ice variability is high, but data from satellite remote sensing show a significant decrease in ice extent during the last quarter century.
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quarter mile
The preachers left the town by train, forcing the police to line up along a quarter mile of railway track to ensure its safety.
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rear quarter
Sometimes called a swoop, plus a variety of other names, it consists of a powered dive toward the rear quarter of a lower flying opponent.
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remaining quarter
The remaining quarter of species was found in more than one stratum, the highest proportion (17%) in the upper two strata lower vegetation canopy.
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residential quarter
One block was more or less square, bounded by streets (jie ^), upon which shops fronted, with the residential quarter within.
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sleeping quarters
These buildings had multiple functions for men, including education, preparation for rituals, temporary sleeping quarters, and public assemblies, which we can call a community building.
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starboard quarter
Almost immediately a second sea struck the lifeboat on the starboard quarter filling the cockpit and the space under the canopy.
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temporary quarter
This is also how the town received its name; as a cantonment is a temporary quarter for troops.
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unexpected quarter
Corroboration for this hypothesis comes from an unexpected quarter.
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