secure place
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsecureandplace
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secure
adjective
uk/sɪˈkjʊər/us/səˈkjʊr/
positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, ...
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place
noun
uk/pleɪs/us/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition ofsecureandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This will be a standard reference with asecureplaceon this reviewer's shelf of critical, often-used research classics.
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Real crying may have to wait until asecureplaceis found.
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Our knowledge should be built up in such asecureplace.
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Our citizens have the right to live in a safe andsecureplace.
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It is vital that the second chamber should be given a moresecureplacein our constitutional system.
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There was no adequatelysecureplaceavailable at the time.
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It does not stipulate that it should be asecureplace.
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However, it would perhaps be an exaggeration to say that the industry was moving towards asecureplacein the market, because of the uncertainties.
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They need to be kept in asecureplace.
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And, indeed, if he regarded money as a poison, he had a verysecureplacefor it in the medicine chest he operated.
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People now realise that the stock market is not asecureplacefor people on low incomes to invest their savings.
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The report itself makes a cogent case for asecureplacefor the arts in the school curriculum.
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Making this country a safer and moresecureplaceto live is one of our top priorities, and has been since we came to power.
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It has nosecureplacein the official scheme.
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Both were also convicted for failing to confine the animals in asecureplaceonboard the vessels concerned.
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We are honouring our obligation to find asecureplacefor him; that we have done.
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What is the evidence that putting such children in asecureplacehas any effect?
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As a consequence, each station has asecureplacein the merit order list.
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It has been estimated that it costs £10,000 to provide asecureplacefor one child.
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Once children have gained admittance to a reception class they have asecureplaceat that school for the duration.
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