wait

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Let us not wait any longer.

However, much greater risks lie in wait.

Your services can, I think, wait a little while.

This has also had to wait a little.

We cannot let victims wait for that long.

wait for

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Many have to wait for over a year for their money, and sometimes even longer.

We should not have to wait for a major environmental disaster for this to happen.

We cannot let victims wait for that long.

New confrontations lie in wait for us on the map.

But some have had to wait for it longer than others.

await

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We await the responses with confidence.

We await the outcome with great interest.

I have noted that, and we await your letter.

12216 We should await their conclusions on this subject.

In the meantime we await developments on those three factors.

To active present participle sg. in genitive, -van/-vän); to anticipate.

-van/-vän); to anticipate.

abide

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We have to abide by the rules as they stand.

To this end, everyone, including our competitors, must abide by the following rules.

We need ground rules for democracy, and in the end we must also abide by them.

It is actually an inhibition on chaos because it tries to institute rules which we all abide by.

anticipate

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They anticipate technical development.

I believe that a politician is someone who needs to anticipate problems.

In both of these cases, the flexibility instrument has enabled us to anticipate needs.

I hope that we do not anticipate the same delay in relation to this very vital service.

We must inform, warn, monitor, anticipate and prevent a human and social disaster.

apprehend

be anticipatory of

expect

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Our citizens expect something more.

We expect and demand better.

We do not expect that either.

We expect great gains from that.

We will expect proposals for solutions soon.

hang on

hold on

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Let us hold on to this commitment and build on it.

To rely on the strength of symbols, on either side, is to hold on to a myth.

We must hold on to this, otherwise there will be no further progress.

Milosevic's willing servants are then welcome to hold on to the confiscated technical equipment.

hold out

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We believe it is wrong to hold out to the public the prospect of miracle cures for unemployment.

look

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Look at history, look at the writing on the wall.

They look good in themselves.

I look forward to that day.

Please look at imposing sanctions.

I look forward to seeing the results.

look for

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We must therefore look for creative solutions.

The final point is to look for a solution.

Whereas, we should look for more cooperation and less competition.

We could look for some political leaders to advise us.

Therefore, we should look for some flexibility on export quotas.

To active present participle sg. in genitive