verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
achieve/obtain a result
▪ You can achieve the same result by simply clicking on the menu.
achieve/obtain/gain statehood
▪ Utah obtained statehood in 1896.
difficult (for sb) to understand/find/obtain etc
▪ That’s rather difficult for me to explain.
▪ He’s finding it difficult to get a job.
get/gain/obtain a licence
▪ New private pilots must fly for at least fifty hours before getting their licences.
get/obtain a confession
▪ Threats must not be used in order to obtain confessions.
get/obtain a grant
▪ You may be able to get a grant to learn a trade.
get/obtain credit (=be allowed to buy sth on credit)
▪ The economic situation is making it more difficult for people to get credit.
get/obtain/seek advice from an expert (=ask an expert for information or advice)
▪ Don’t make big financial decisions without first seeking advice from an expert.
get/receive/obtain/win approval
▪ For over twenty years it was impossible for NASA to get approval for this mission.
obtain a permit (=more formal than 'get')
▪ Hunters are required to obtain a permit.
obtained the services
▪ Lydia obtained the services of a qualified nurse.
obtaining money by deception
▪ He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.
obtain...injunction
▪ They failed to obtain an injunction.
obtain/secure a conviction (=make someone be found guilty)
▪ The prosecution had obtained a conviction based on false evidence.
obtain/secure employmentformal (= get employment)
▪ He found it difficult to obtain employment because of his criminal record.
obtain...signature
▪ Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents.
receive/obtain/get a mandate
▪ On this issue he does seem to have received a clear mandate from the electorate.
win/obtain/gain/secure a concession
▪ In the end, the strikers returned to work having won few concessions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
advice
▪ You should be able to obtain advice from a dietitian at the hospital on diet and food supplements.
▪ No one recommended to Mrs. O'Brien that she should obtain legal advice.
▪ Anyone injured at work can obtain advice quickly from their local citizen's advice bureau.
▪ The first principle must be to obtain good advice.
▪ However, studies demonstrate that obstructions on the way of obtaining legal advice have different effects on different sorts of people.
▪ We list here some other places where you may be able to obtain help or advice.
▪ Ample opportunity appeared to exist for local people to obtain free advice on basic legal problems.
▪ The key element is to obtain professional advice on the value of the assets at current use and for development.
approval
▪ By noon he had obtained Nate's approval and had won the day.
▪ These people will help you prepare plans, obtain building regulation approval, planning permission if needed find and supervise a builder.
▪ But it was Triton that managed to obtain the approvals to explore the field.
▪ Southern Water had not yet set in train the expensive process of obtaining Agrement Board approval.
▪ The council says it hopes to obtain final approval and make the drug available by the end of this year.
▪ It took several months to obtain approval and construction work started only in August 1984.
benefit
▪ The purchaser may therefore obtain the benefit of, effectively, owning the company before he pays for it.
▪ They need to obtain positive economic benefits or cash flow early in the project life.
▪ She admitted four charges of making a false representation to obtain benefit and asked for 18 others to be taken into consideration.
▪ In return the Democrats obtained improved benefits for those who remained on welfare.
▪ But that does not take into account the effort required to obtain that benefit.
▪ The onus, however, is on the student to obtain full benefit from the programme initiated by the ward staff.
▪ A useful goal is to obtain maximum benefit out of each lecture or meeting.
consent
▪ Frequently on smaller contracts, builders do not formally obtain consent and assume that it would be granted.
▪ A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent.
▪ The DoE was able to confirm that most of the advertisers involved had not obtained their consent.
▪ A company's name must not include a trade mark unless its owner's consent is obtained.
▪ Prior to the making of such alterations the tenants should obtain the consent of the landlord to the proposed alterations.
▪ Before the study we obtained informed consent from all subjects.
copy
▪ To obtain copies of the above guides, write, enclosing payment, to.
▪ The Union-Tribune recently obtained a copy of the survey.
▪ To obtain your copy write, enclosing payment, to or telephone.
▪ The Los Angeles Times obtained a copy of the 262-page document and its 12-page executive summary.
▪ Phillips have also put together a Man's Guide to Skin Care - you can obtain a free copy by writing to.
▪ Only days before the election, a reporter obtained a copy of secret testimony Gilbert had given to a Senate crime committee.
▪ Then it becomes public property and you can, for a small fee, obtain a copy from Somerset House in London.
▪ To obtain a copy, write to or phone during working hours, Monday to Friday.
data
▪ It was recognised that several sources might have to be approached in order to obtain comprehensive data on this subject. 4.
▪ The purpose of the audit is to identify a problem and to obtain objective data for analysis.
▪ Second, we must obtain the data that is required to test that model.
▪ Inevitably and for ever, we are barred from obtaining the needed data for non-literate tribes which have disappeared.
▪ The research will obtain case-study data using observation and interviews.
▪ In the classroom, when you obtain new data from a language helper, always listen several times before mimicking.
▪ The aims of the programme were to obtain data and evidence for the technical and practical aspects of feasibility.
▪ The difficulty was always to obtain sufficiently high-quality data within a defined area.
deception
▪ He obtained the excess by deception.
▪ Randhawa admitted obtaining by deception, burglary, handling stolen goods and making a threat to kill Miss Nazir.
▪ Even the Church will today readily admit this, while remaining loath to relinquish many of the benefits obtained by the deception.
▪ Middlesbrough solicitor Bernard Ridsdale-Tombling is charged with 16 offences of falsifying records and obtaining by deception.
▪ Take for example a man who obtains land by deception.
▪ Therefore, he paid by deception, and the accused did obtain by deception.
▪ Nine people have been charged with conspiring to obtain mortgage advances by deception from various building societies.
▪ Philip Coles, 37, of Clackmannanshire, had pled guilty last month to conspiracy to obtain money by deception.
degree
▪ In short she obtained a remarkable degree of autonomy.
▪ Meanwhile, he obtained a medical degree, but has been performing music exclusively since 1978.
▪ He qualified as an electronics engineer before going to teachers' training college after which he obtained a degree in art history.
▪ Out of that initial group, five women have gone on to obtain college degrees, McKenzie said.
▪ After obtaining her degree, she decided against teaching, opting instead for a career as a freelance translator.
▪ Anxiety about obtaining a college degree, which has now become a formality as well as a necessity.
▪ However just less than 53% achieved either a moderate or good degree and the proportion obtaining a poor degree was 13%.
▪ Students are required to show competency in these skills in order to obtain a degree.
detail
▪ They also caused a serious credit card scare by obtaining users' card details.
▪ In fact, most of the descriptions are quite explicit, and a good understanding can be obtained by following the details.
▪ No further information needs entering as anybody using the register can obtain details from the lawyer concerned.
▪ His work as a sales representative for Cornhill Life Insurance enabled him to obtain personal details on members of the police.
▪ Perhaps even more fundamentally, it's far from obvious how to obtain the details of a certificate.
▪ However, we were able to obtain details of all Crown Court cases from the Probation Service.
▪ However it has not proved possible to obtain further details of this study.
▪ Griffiths admitted to police that the goods had been obtained by supplying false details to various mail order companies.
difficulty
▪ There was always a difficulty in obtaining enough currency, a major barrier to trading with the west.
▪ The report blamed the difficulty in obtaining proof for the many offenders who have gone free.
▪ Perhaps difficulty in obtaining natron through the traditionally established routes triggered the use of halophytic plants instead.
▪ There was no difficulty obtaining volunteers for this project.
▪ The young Communist shop steward had no difficulty in obtaining the first two warning notes.
▪ He had no difficulty obtaining these.
▪ The sheer cost of trained staff and the difficulties with obtaining spare parts are two indications of the absurdity of the idea.
▪ The patients had difficulties in obtaining specially built shoes.
document
▪ Why didn't the kidnappers try to obtain the document earlier?
▪ If instructed on behalf of a seller, the first task is always to obtain the deeds and documents of title.
evidence
▪ One source of delay is obtaining medical evidence.
▪ There is no need to abolish the privilege entirely in order to obtain occasional evidence of criminality.
▪ Pamela Chrimes told me that it took some time to obtain the evidence of adultery which was then necessary.
▪ The group obtains film and photographic evidence of problem areas that is then used to press for changes in legislation.
▪ Officials usually knew who they were, though they could not obtain the evidence needed to convict them in the courts.
▪ Some succumb to the pressure and claim they have obtained evidence where in fact there is little or none.
▪ The aims of the programme were to obtain data and evidence for the technical and practical aspects of feasibility.
▪ It is quite clear that this thread of non-incrimination is at variance with the recent emphasis on obtaining confession evidence.
form
▪ Higher-order scattered waves can be obtained in a similar form.
▪ To obtain listing forms, call 1-800-273-7322.
▪ Existing tickets are valid for the new dates although refunds can be obtained if required form point of purchase.
▪ A short-term loan also may be obtained in the form of a line of credit.
▪ Model helicopters can be obtained in two forms - those with variable pitch rotor blades and those with fixed pitch blades.
▪ Attribute data is most often obtained in computer-readable form direct from agencies whose function it is to collect and distribute such data.
▪ For more information or to obtain a booking form contact: Guided walk in Yorkshire July 28.
▪ The information he enters will be obtained directly from this form.
information
▪ Shortlisted parties will also be given access to the vendors' various professional advisers to obtain information and to discuss specific areas.
▪ The participating States should have the possibility to obtain such information.
▪ The second part of step two is often neglected by teachers, mainly because it is difficult to obtain accurate information.
▪ To accomplish this, they obtain information from employers as well as jobseekers.
▪ However, there would be times when we would need to obtain salary information - for example, during pay reviews.
▪ Information on childhood history, family, peer and work experiences was obtained, as well as detailed information on current circumstances.
▪ Any reply which costs more than £450 to prepare or obtain information for, will be rejected.
▪ It also seems that psychiatrists are sometimes unaware of the difficulties that general practitioners may face in obtaining the information required.
injunction
▪ They obtained a preliminary injunction against the company and court-ordered restitution.
▪ They obtained an interim injunction directed against the union, which then agreed to comply.
▪ Two days later, Cyber Promotions obtained an injunction from a federal judge that allowed the mailings to continue.
▪ Read in studio Two councils have obtained high court injunctions in an attempt to stop an illegal rave party going ahead.
▪ Lungren also obtained an injunction in August that closed the club indefinitely.
order
▪ The next step is for the lessor to make a court application to obtain an order for possession.
▪ Hicks obtained a court order waiving the juvenile confidentiality of his case, enabling officials to discuss his arrest and trial.
▪ With care, about 12 harmonics may be obtained so that about an order of magnitude of frequency range is available.
▪ Her parents obtained their second court order.
▪ The National Citizens' Coalition has obtained a court order suspending the limits imposed on private citizens represented by the coalition.
▪ In order to remove a child against your wishes, they must establish certain legal grounds and obtain a Court Order.
▪ Twelve companies took part, several of which obtained firm orders, while other business is in the pipeline.
▪ There are also powers to compel the attendance of witnesses by obtaining a witness order.
patient
▪ Results Results were obtained for 318 study patients.
▪ Blood samples analyzed for ethanol were obtained if the patient returned to the clinic for his bi-monthly interview.
▪ Informed consent was obtained from all patients.
▪ Increased emphasis is being placed on obtaining the views of patients themselves.
▪ The study was approved by the ethics committee of our university and informed consent was obtained from all patients and healthy volunteers.
▪ After fully informed consent was obtained eligible patients were registered by phone at the central statistical office at the University of Vienna.
▪ Complete remission was obtained in six patients including four treated with cyclophosphamide, with a follow up ranging from 1.5-7 years.
permission
▪ Immediately after Christmas he obtained permission to return to Aquitaine and we next hear of him once again at war with Geoffrey.
▪ The editor then began a long and frustrating effort to obtain permission.
▪ Since only one card was available it was agreed that others could obtain goods with written permission from the holder. 3.
▪ One local priest has endured arrest and gone to court to obtain permission to conduct his sacrifices in public.
▪ We had gone to the Council Offices to obtain permission for him to take it with him.
▪ The women could obtain permission from the agent to purchase the knives they needed for housework and tanning.
▪ It had taken a full day for Merymose to obtain permission for Huy to visit the embalmer.
▪ I was fortunate enough to obtain permission to go, but I had waited until arriving at Rizé before applying for it.
price
▪ This means a punter can follow the price movements himself, or obtain up to date prices from his stockbroker.
▪ In order to obtain better prices for their cotton, black businessmen sent it directly to Galveston, thus avoiding local middlemen.
▪ Therefore, the accused did not obtain the price of the deception.
▪ On the positive side, this approach has helped farmers in some developing countries to obtain better prices for their products.
▪ However, they normally obtained the most competitive prices through cooperatives and the volume of business through them was very large.
▪ In any auction, the more who bid, the greater the likelihood of obtaining the best possible price.
▪ Competitive tender Always obtain three prices before short-listing a potential supplier and do not forget to squeeze them for discounts.
▪ The recipient might become worried if successive letters then come threatening that action will be taken to obtain the price from him.
result
▪ Of course, more work is required to obtain smoother results, and this is an important consideration when doing calculations by hand.
▪ Business units will then have wide discretion concerning how they structure themselves and operate to obtain the desired results.
▪ Reliability refers to the ability to obtain the same results with repeated measures.
▪ For technical reasons it was not always possible to obtain good results for the three probes on tissue from the same patient.
▪ It is necessary to follow the routines exactly to obtain the best results.
▪ Order and tell are like get but simply evoke more specific means of obtaining a result.
▪ A Scandinavian study uses a randomisation scheme which will probably prevent the group from obtaining a scientifically valuable result.
sample
▪ He obtained a sample of the mould from Fleming, and discovered that it had been incorrectly identified.
▪ My chairman knows more than anyone how difficult it is to obtain good quality samples of natural conversational data.
▪ The tree-ring dates are obtained from samples of extremely long-lived trees, such as the bristlecone pine.
▪ It usually investigates working-class subjects by testing them against norms obtained from middle-class samples.
▪ In order to obtain a visible sample of teachers, the heads of all nine were therefore approached.
▪ He obtained the usual samples of horseshoes, some novel instruments, and books on subjects relevant to the veterinary art.
▪ The target was to obtain a sample of thirty cases, of whatever case category, in each team area.
service
▪ Ensuring informed patient consent to release of information to third parties is obtained is important for service research.
▪ Few professions were open to women, and men had few alternatives to obtaining the services of a wife.
▪ Details can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission.
▪ Surely obtaining a loan is obtaining a service.
▪ This may be a piece of work offering straight forward short-term helping around obtaining a service.
▪ How best to obtain information about health services is the subject of much debate within and between disciplines engaged in such research.
▪ The accused may be guilty even though he does not in ordinary language obtain a service.
signature
▪ When obtaining signatures to the nomination paper the candidate must obtain the signatures of the proposer and seconder first. 4.
▪ She obtained hundreds of signatures and forwarded the petition to then-President Lyndon Johnson, who interceded to have him released.
▪ The Buyer shall upon obtaining such signature send a copy of the signed undertaking to the Seller.
▪ They sent Brammall a form of guarantee in order for him to obtain his wife's signature.
▪ He obtained her signature but did not explain the document to her and she signed it without understanding it.
solution
▪ The knowledge obtained from solutions that are put into the eye for other purposes is considerably valuable.
▪ Whatever happens, either we obtain an efficient solution or we can deduce that there are no efficient solutions.
▪ We have thus obtained our solution, in this case, in one step.
▪ He agreed to go to Rome himself to try to obtain an acceptable solution.
▪ The scheme yields only a theoretical solution, from which the number of patterns can be obtained.
▪ Their curvatures can only be obtained rigorously from the solution of Einstein's equation.
▪ However, they may be combined with some other method to obtain such solutions.
▪ Consequently there have been fewer serious efforts towards obtaining effective solutions.
value
▪ Expert opinion of independent official valuers must be obtained for ascertaining the value of the asset in question.
▪ Better still, they obtained the value promised.
▪ The general picture obtained for decimal place value is not a very happy one.
▪ These ratios were then applied to business-unit book values to obtain notional market values.
▪ Membership enables you to benefit from the Thomas Cook expertise in obtaining the best value for money deals.
▪ Triggering of the various traps in the program occurred with surprising frequency and it was difficult to obtain an exposure value.
▪ The first does attempt to obtain a value, the second remains essentially a cost and not a value.
■ VERB
require
▪ Of course, more work is required to obtain smoother results, and this is an important consideration when doing calculations by hand.
▪ Lawsuits were filed seeking to require districts to obtain parental permission before students are tested.
▪ A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent.
▪ Officials were required to obtain such a statement under a federal program for crime victims.
▪ A solicitor is required to obtain authority to use the green form scheme in such proceedings.
▪ Consequently, the air waybill did not require presentation to obtain possession of the goods.
▪ Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT.
▪ Typically organisations require employees to obtain two or three estimates and base their payment on the lowest one.
use
▪ It can be used to obtain responses from pupils beyond what they would otherwise achieve.
▪ They can be used to obtain information on network topology, policy, and interconnection information in order to construct routing tables.
▪ No further information needs entering as anybody using the register can obtain details from the lawyer concerned.
▪ It will be used by members to obtain referrals to specialists.
▪ No fraud was used to obtain the entry on the charges register of the building society's legal charge.
▪ If the bill became law, manufacturers using chemicals obtained from local species would have to pay a royalty to the state.
▪ It can also specify the password to be used to obtain to the module.
▪ Anyone wishing to use the video - obtain this leaflet or have more information please contact 12.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Maps and guides can be obtained at the tourist office.
▪ Scientists in Brazil are obtaining medicines from plants.
▪ Visitors must obtain a wilderness hiking permit to enter the park.
▪ Weisner is hoping to obtain funding for a follow-up study of the children.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Beyond that, McCord said she hopes to get a job and find a legitimate way to obtain a college education.
▪ Having already obtained an MoD licence and farmer's permission we set about trying to pinpoint the site.
▪ His promotional leaflets referred to his routine practice of obtaining x ray films, running diagnostic tests, and prescribing treatment.
▪ Soon afterwards, the Tokugawa clan obtained supremacy under the patient and skilful Hideyori or Iyeyasu.
▪ Such oblique photography is a selective process, involving archaeological judgment, in contrast to the unselective view obtained by vertical survey.
▪ The purpose of the audit is to identify a problem and to obtain objective data for analysis.
▪ The responsibility for obtaining such information rests with the business units themselves and/or a central research and development department.