noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
▪ The average attendance at the Grammar School in the six years to 1881 was 138, but in 1882-86,78.
▪ But so far, the average paid attendance has been only 66 percent, a projected $ 800, 000 shortfall.
▪ The average attendance in the 121 years of its existence has been 60-80 pupils.
▪ The average attendance was about a hundred and had particular appeal to young women factory workers and those in domestic service.
compulsory
▪ In this respect, the law on compulsory school attendance clearly has its limitations.
constant
▪ Private, constant attendance, no expense spared.
good
▪ It is hoped that there will be a good attendance this year.
▪ By 1984, they scored third and fourth highest in the system and had the best attendance records.
▪ Exhibition board lighting and clear signposting ensured a good attendance.
▪ When you have a good attendance record and arrive on time each day you make things easier for your supervisor and fellow-workers.
▪ One of the most important was getting across to pupils and staff that good attendance was a high priority.
▪ In particular, it requires a good attendance record at school.
▪ For instance, all schools are concerned with improving and maintaining good attendance.
▪ In July the government majority fell to three on one vote but this narrow margin produced better attendances on the government side.
high
▪ He produced the second highest attendance in 150 years.
▪ After reviewing all the evidence and arguments, the Court exempted the Amish children from high school attendance.
▪ There was a high attendance by women, who formed a major part of the thinking.
large
▪ They are harder still to interpret: what does a large attendance at Easter communion imply?
▪ Make it an even larger attendance next time - bring your families and friends.
▪ Elsie Streek's holiday classes in Sidcup saw the largest attendance ever, and were successful and rewarding.
low
▪ Having been cleared of theft, she is now being blamed for the museum's low attendances.
perfect
▪ He was not a consistent honor-roll student, although he was cited at graduation for three years of perfect attendance.
▪ Also, more than half of the associates can boast of perfect attendance records.
▪ Only a significantly wrong due date separates Lou Madden from a perfect Super Bowl attendance record.
poor
▪ During follow up of the 228 children six were excluded because they moved out of the area or because of poor attendance.
▪ I must keep an eye out for signs of neglect, abuse, drug use and poor attendance.
▪ In yet another classification, Reid distinguishes between truancy and less serious forms of poor attendance at school.
▪ A poor attendance record leads to a credibility gap with superiors. 2.
▪ It is understood that the poor attendance and violent behaviour among students were still prevalent.
▪ He was fired from Wal-Mart last Wednesday for poor attendance, supervisors there said.
▪ As a result, the landlord blames the band for the poor attendance and refuses to pay.
regular
▪ The group has a regular daily attendance of 22 youngsters, and currently meets at St Joseph's Retreat.
▪ The same youngster will have spent only thirteen thousand hours in school, assuming that he or she is regular in attendance.
▪ Regulars as regular in their attendance as any man.
▪ Can you keep up regular attendance at college if you pick the part-time degree?
▪ There are no auditions, but once pupils have committed themselves to membership regular attendance is expected.
▪ He suggested regular attendance be required of any man expecting to play for the province.
▪ But at Rediscovering Pompeii there are enough screens to satisfy demand, and a technician is in regular attendance.
▪ Training is paid at Army rates with a bounty for regular attendance.
total
▪ During the period under review 5 meetings were held in Glasgow, attracting a total attendance of 332.
▪ The 76, 244 total attendance was a Street Scene record, up from approximately 65, 000 in 1995.
▪ However we have been delighted by the response so far. Total attendance at the various events was 21,600!
▪ In the end, total attendance reached almost ten million.
■ NOUN
allowance
▪ If they are very ill they can claim other benefits, such as attendance allowance.
▪ We still have to wait months for payment of vitally important benefits such as the attendance allowance.
▪ These totals exclude mortgage interest and disregarded income, for example, attendance allowance.
▪ A councillor may give written notice to his council that he wishes to receive a financial loss allowance instead of an attendance allowance.
▪ He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice.
▪ In 1970 an attendance allowance was introduced, payable to a person in need of substantial care and attention.
▪ I had been through the same sort of trouble on behalf of my husband, applying for full attendance allowance on March 3.
▪ In this context neither the attendance allowances nor the SRAs are sufficiently realistic.
church
▪ It was not as though she had been slack in her church attendance in the past.
▪ Survey data indicate no variance in church attendance between blue- and white-collar workers.
▪ Coincidentally there has been a massive fall in church attendances.
▪ They were less likely to blame declining church attendance or on-screen violence.
▪ Major relaxations consisted of bands, societies, galas and of course, regular church attendance.
▪ Even less, 22 percent, thought declining church attendance a factor.
figures
▪ But computerised turnstile operations have made it almost impossible to fiddle the attendance figures in modern times.
▪ After numerous false starts, attendance figures hint that long-suffering soccer fans might finally have something to be excited about.
▪ Last year sales showed some recovery after a difficult 1991 fair, while attendance figures were 11,000.
▪ If anything, the Windsor Park attendance figures have increased over the past year.
▪ The day was a huge success, despite a small drop in attendance figures.
▪ This decision was based on a survey of 1991 visitors and exhibitors which also revealed attendance figures of 17,000.
▪ Total attendance figures were 28,000 compared to 40,000 at last year's event.
▪ By comparison with the attendance figures, the number of readers' tickets issued has increased generally.
rate
▪ If the school's overall attendance rate is poor, then the school may well suspect a high level of condoned truancy.
▪ An attendance rate of 90% for a week means that out of the 1000 possible attendances over the week, 900 were recorded.
▪ A push to improve the overall attendance rate involved several different strategies.
▪ Schools' concerns in examining their attendance rates tend to be with levels of non-attendance and in particular with truancy.
record
▪ In particular, it requires a good attendance record at school.
▪ A poor attendance record leads to a credibility gap with superiors. 2.
▪ At school I had a below 50 % attendance record, at College I have a 100 % attendance record.
▪ My grades were mediocre, my attendance record average.
▪ At school I had a below 50 % attendance record, at College I have a 100 % attendance record.
▪ Only a significantly wrong due date separates Lou Madden from a perfect Super Bowl attendance record.
▪ By 1984, they scored third and fourth highest in the system and had the best attendance records.
▪ All attendance records for the zoo were broken.
school
▪ In this respect, the law on compulsory school attendance clearly has its limitations.
▪ The Gobitis children were of an age for which Pennsylvania makes school attendance compulsory.
▪ Table 3.1 gives a picture of the situation today in relation to social class and school attendance.
▪ Note that, in both cases, I am speaking of performance, not of years of school attendance.
▪ It's exactly what you said, it's the question of school attendance.
▪ But as public school attendance became mandatory, and as graduation thus became commonplace, the number of college students increased astronomically.
▪ The number of children in the crowd suggested school attendances may well have been down yesterday.
▪ A child who lives in a state that requires school attendance must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education.
■ VERB
dance
▪ Doctor Agrippa, who surprisingly had kept well out of our way, now came to dance attendance on us.
▪ She found the crew very friendly, and the skipper went out of his way to dance attendance on her.
▪ You can't expect us to dance attendance up the stairs as well.
expect
▪ By defining work patterns for each employee, the system knows when to expect attendance.
▪ You can't expect us to dance attendance up the stairs as well.
require
▪ In particular, it requires a good attendance record at school.
▪ A child who lives in a state that requires school attendance must attend some acceptable school during the years of compulsory education.
▪ This can require attendance at postgraduate courses, and perhaps some Masters degree coursework in the same field.
▪ Wisconsin required school attendance until the age of 16.
▪ Local education authorities also run courses which typically require attendance for two hours a week for six weeks, in the evenings.
▪ For those who require attendance both by day and night there is a higher rate allowance.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dance attendance on sb
▪ Doctor Agrippa, who surprisingly had kept well out of our way, now came to dance attendance on us.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Attendance at the national championships is already higher than expected.
▪ an average attendance of 4000 fans per game
▪ Considering the seriousness of the matter to be debated there was an unusually low attendance at the meeting.
▪ The game had an attendance of over 50,000 people.
▪ We had pretty good attendance despite the bad weather.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A subsidiary problem here is how or whether to institutionalize this, for example in the form of attendance or credit requirements.
▪ But my first attendance at a political rally changed my childhood habits right away, at least briefly.
▪ Concerns were expressed about S's time-keeping, non-school attendance and friendships.
▪ He produced the second highest attendance in 150 years.
▪ I was getting great attendance and they loved it.
▪ In 1992, attendance doubled again to 3,000, and has since averaged about 4,500.
▪ There began to be a great fall-off in attendance.
▪ They were certainly needed, for by then the attendance had leapt to fifty-six.