national gallery
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnationalandgallery
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national
adjective
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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gallery
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡæl.ər.i/us/ˈɡæl.ɚ.i/
a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can ...
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(Definition ofnationalandgalleryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Gladstone drew attention to the fact that the state had built anationalgalleryand purchased pictures without consulting its citizens.
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The first of the four of my client institutions is thenationalgallery.
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Large numbers of people also visit thenationalgalleryand other such institutions.
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That was brought home to me in a personal revelation at thenationalgallerylast week.
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There are two main duties which are incumbent upon anationalgalleryof art or system of art galleries.
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Because of its nature, thenationalgalleryhas never been deployed in the same way.
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It is sad that an important national treasure house such as thenationalgallerydoes not open on bank holidays.
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What would happen if this were anationalgallery?
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Furthermore, the combined number of hits tonationalgalleryand museum websites in one year is some 53 million—a staggering development.
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Today it is a joy to behold—unlike the supremely forgettable facade of the extension to thenationalgallery.
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Thenationalgallerygets £2·75 million, the same as it received seven years ago and rather less than it received 10 years ago.
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Given the way in which the grant works, thenationalgalleryis only able to buy works on instalments.
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It is not just a question of individual national artists,nationalgalleryowners and national auction houses.
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Both exhibitions were held at thenationalgallery.
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He referred specifically to thenationalgallery.
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I accept that many museums are concerned with acquiring such context works, but thenationalgallery is in the business, quite rightly, of acquiring the very finest works.
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I have been able to allocate an extra £500,000 for roof and services work, in addition to the substantial other sums made available by my office to thenationalgallery.
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Buses pass thenationalgalleryevery day.
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We lack, however, anationalgallery.
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I have taken the view that thenationalgalleryshould not be able to dispose of any work of art other than by way of transfer to another specified collection.
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