party1 nounparty2 verb
partypar‧ty1 /ˈpɑːti $ ˈpɑːrti/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural parties) [countable] 
WORD ORIGINparty1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French partie ‘part, party’, from partir ‘to divide’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A party of Japanese businessmen will be visiting the factory next week.
- a birthday party
- a search party
- All party members will have the right to vote for the new leader.
- All the major political parties have given their support to this initiative.
- Both parties will meet again on Monday to discuss the contract.
- Did you go to Stella's party?
- Foster, party of six, your table is ready.
- He first joined the Communist party when he was a student.
- How many people have they invited to the party?
- I gave my first dinner party last weekend.
- I went to a cocktail party in the lobby of the Ritz once.
- John was taking a party of tourists around the museum.
- Office parties are fun if you're young, free, and single.
- Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas party.
- The climbers did not return, and a search party was sent out to look for them.
- The President was followed around by a small party of journalists.
- The Republican Party now has a majority in Congress.
- the Republican Party
- We're having a party at my house. Do you want to come?
- Does he agree that none of that would be the case if the Labour party was in charge?
- It is easy to dismiss them as the strategic outpourings of a new recruit trying to impress the party machine.
- It wasn't exactly an exciting party, but the vice squad knocked on the door.
- Save your energy at both dinner and luncheon parties.
- The hostess chose a color for dishes, linens, decorations and even food, which set the theme for the party.
- The money is frozen in the hands of a third party and not paid out to either side.
THESAURUS
a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc: · We’re having a party for Sarah’s 40th birthday.· I met my boyfriend at a party.
an informal party: · Christmas is the perfect time for a family get-together.
a large formal party where people dance: · the end of term ball
a large party which is held outside or in an empty building, where people dance to music and take illegal drugs
a large formal party, especially one after a wedding or to welcome an important person: · The wedding reception is at a nearby hotel.· a reception for the Thai Foreign Minister· They attended a White House reception to mark the Queen’s visit.
a large formal or official party: · He has been asked to play at many corporate functions (=an official party held by a company).
a party or special event that is organized in order to celebrate something: · the country’s 50th anniversary celebrations· It was a 21st birthday celebration which Mary would never forget.
informal a party, especially a big one that a lot of famous people go to – used especially in journalism: · the star’s birthday bash· a picture of him at a Hollywood bash· a showbiz bash
British English informal a party: · We’re having a do to celebrate Margaret’s birthday.
a party where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal: · I met him at a dinner party.
a party that you have when you move into a new house: · We’re having a house-warming next week.
(also drinks party British English) a party that people go to in order to talk and have a drink together for a few hours
British English, costume party American English a party where people dress in special clothes, for example to look like a famous person or a character in a story
especially British English a social event just before a wedding, for a woman who is getting married and her female friends
British English, bachelor party American English a social event just before a wedding, for a man who is getting married and his male friends
American English an event at which people give presents to a woman who is going to have a baby or get married
Longman Language Activatora party a social event, especially in someone's house, when people talk, drink, eat, and dance: · We're having a party at my house. Do you want to come?· Did you go to Stella's party?invite somebody to a party: · How many people have they invited to the party?surprise party: · We gave her a surprise party at a local bar.a birthday/Halloween/Christmas/engagement etc party (=to celebrate a birthday, Halloween etc): · Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas party.dinner party (=a party at someone's house in the evening, when people have a meal): · I gave my first dinner party last weekend.office party (=a party for people who work together): · Office parties are fun if you're young, free, and single.fancy dress partyBritish /costume party American (=a party where people wear strange, funny, or historical clothes): · You're invited to a fancy dress party.cocktail party (=a fairly formal party in the evening, at which alcoholic drinks are served): · I went to a cocktail party in the lobby of the Ritz once.
an informal party, often to celebrate something: · Shana's picture won first prize, so we had a little get-together to celebrate.· a big family get-together
British spoken a party: a bit of a do: · A friend of mine's having a bit of a do in town tomorrow night.leaving do (=for someone who is leaving the place where they work): · Are you going to Darren's leaving do?
American a party at which presents are given to a woman who is getting married or having a baby: · We're giving a shower for Beth next week.· I want to thank both of you again for your beautiful shower gifts.bridal/wedding shower (=for a woman who is getting married): · What did you give Chris for her wedding shower?baby shower (=for a woman who is going to have a baby): · We didn't play any of the usual games at the baby shower.
informal a big party: · The band are flying out to Ibiza tonight for a huge four-day celebrity bash.
a formal or official party a large formal or official party, usually for important people: · The Lavender Room can be booked for functions or parties.corporate function (=for a company): · His specialist service is in constant demand for big corporate functions.state function (=official government party): · Part of her duties is attending official state functions.
a large formal or official party, usually held to welcome someone or to celebrate something: · On the second night, the captain always holds a formal reception for the crew and passengers. · The pair were spotted together at a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel.attend a reception: · Two hundred guests attended an evening reception, held in honor of the Chancellor's visit.wedding reception (=a big party held after a wedding): · The wedding reception will take place at the Lennox Hotel, starting at 3.30 pm.
to have a party: have a party/get-together/reception etc · We used to have a big Christmas party every year.· The couple had their wedding reception at the Museum of Modern Art.· Mark, my boss, had a surprise party to welcome me home.
to have a party at your home, often a big or expensive one, especially in order to celebrate something: · He threw a huge party to celebrate making his first million dollars.throw a party for: · The staff and patients threw a going-away party for Dr Rogers.· The Krugers threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard.
: hold a party/dinner/reception/function etc to have a formal or official party: · The anniversary dinner was held Wednesday night at the Washington Hilton.· They are holding a fund-raising reception on Friday in the City Hall.
: give a party/dinner party/lunch party etc to be the person who organizes a party: · I'm giving a dinner party on Thursday night. Would you like to come?· On Maggie's last night in the house, Jo gave a little farewell party.give a party for somebody: · The prospect of giving a dinner party for my boyfriend's snobbish parents filled me with gloom.· The last show of the tour was in Atlanta, and I decided to give a party for the singers and musicians.
: host a party/dinner party/reception etc to be the person who organizes a formal party and officially welcomes the guests: · Colette will be hosting a cocktail reception at 6.00 pm in the Grosvenor Suite.· Last year, the city hosted a three-day gay pride festival.
to give parties, especially fairly formal parties, for people who are not particularly close friends, for example business customers: · I meet a lot of people, but I don't entertain much myself.· Being a sociable person, Eva loved entertaining.· An important part of the job is entertaining business clients.
to go to a party · Are you going to the Christmas party?· Over 150 people went to her 21st birthday party.
especially written to go to a formal party: · The Duchess of York attended the charity reception, along with her two daughters.· Some of the most glittering celebrities in the country are expected to attend.
informal to spend time enjoying yourself at a party or at parties, especially when this involves drinking a lot of alcohol, dancing etc: · They partied till 7 in the morning.· I could party all night long!
the activity of drinking, dancing, meeting people etc at parties: · My life was an endless round of photo shoots, interviews, and serious partying.· Partying and having a good time was all she seemed interested in.· Around about 2 am, the partying came to an abrupt halt.
the people at a party the person who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink: · I was intrigued to learn that our Chinese host had spent many years in Chicago.
a woman who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink: · Pam, you've been a great hostess - thank you.
someone who goes to a party: · Lily poured her guest a glass of sherry.· After the wedding, the couple staged a huge reception for over 250 guests.guest of honourBritish /guest of honor American (=the most important guest at a party): · This year's guest of honour will be the novelist Margaret Attwood.
also party crasher American someone who goes to a party that they have not been invited to: · Lee says the damage was caused by a couple of unknown gatecrashers.
a group of people who do things together · The tickets are expensive, but there is a discount for school groups.group of · A group of us went out for a drink to celebrate Sonia's birthday.in groups · Robberies were common on the lonely roads, so people usually travelled in groups.in groups of three/four etc · We were warned not to walk in the mountains except in groups of three or more.
a group of people that someone has organized in order to go somewhere or do something: · A party of Japanese businessmen will be visiting the factory next week.party of: · John was taking a party of tourists around the museum.a search/rescue party (=a group of people trying to find and help someone who is in danger): · The climbers did not return, and a search party was sent out to look for them.
especially spoken, informal a group of people who do things together or spend time together: · The people on my French course are a really friendly bunch.bunch/crowd of: · There was the usual crowd of students standing at the bar.· Willy's band is playing tonight, and I invited a bunch of people to come along
a group of young people who spend time together, especially a group that causes trouble, fights with other groups etc: · Inner-city kids often join gangs for protection, and for the chance to make money by selling drugs.gang of youths/kids: · There are always gangs of kids hanging around the shopping mall.gang member/leader: · It is not just gang members who get into trouble - it's middle-class and upper-class kids as well.rival gang (=a gang that fights with another gang): · Fighting broke out between two rival gangs.
a group of people representing a particular country, organization, belief etc: · Not surprisingly, there was a large student contingent at the demonstration.· There was a large American contingent, including the Olympic bronze medallist, Thomas Jefferson. contingent of: · A small contingent of English fans had made the trip to Sydney to support their team.
an official organization that has political aims or responsibilities an organization of people who all have the same political ideas, which you can vote for in elections: · The Republican Party now has a majority in Congress.political party: · All the major political parties have given their support to this initiative.join a party: · He first joined the Communist party when he was a student.party member: · All party members will have the right to vote for the new leader.
an official organization, or a local government department, which has power in public affairs, provides public services etc: · The number of complaints received by the Police Complaints Authority has risen sharply in recent years.health authority British: · Contact your local health authority for details of the scheme in your area.
an official organization responsible for the public services in a town or area, or a large organization which represents particular people: · A complaints system is being set up to make it easier for residents to complain about the service that the council offers.· The club got a grant from the Sports Council to help pay for new changing rooms.town/city/county council: · She's been elected onto the city council.· The plan for the new housing development is now being considered by Essex County Council.
American a government department with particular responsibilities: · the Federal Bureau of Investigations· He is now Director of the Maritime Transport Bureau.
any organization made up of people working together, especially in government, making laws or advising people: governing body: · UEFA is the governing body for European football.advisory body: · Belfast City Airport Forum is a new advisory body set up to discuss environmental issues affecting the airport and the surrounding area.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs
Hess still has the support of the party faithful. an invitation to a fancy-dress party We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week. a house-warming party The band gave an impromptu concert. He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue. a party political broadcast on television Let’s get going or they’ll send out a search party. The shooting party set off shortly before dawn. I’m wearing a scarlet dress to the party. I was met by a welcoming committee.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· We’re having a party on Saturday night.
· The party was held at his flat.
(=organize it)· Staff threw a party to celebrate the news.
(=give a large or formal party)· The party was hosted by the Danish ambassador.
(also attend a party formal)· Are you going to Tom’s party?· About 500 people will attend a party in her honour.
· I’ve been invited to Greg’s party next weekend.
(=go to it even though you have not been invited)· Some older boys tried to gatecrash the party.
(=people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc)· At 3 am, the party was still in full swing.
· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
(=it ends and people go home)· The party broke up a little after midnight.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + party· They met at her sister’s 18th birthday party.
· I hope you’re going to the office Christmas party.
· I don’t really like going to big parties.
(=one where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal)· It’s a favorite topic of conversation at fashionable dinner parties these days.
(=a fairly formal party, at which alcoholic drinks are served)· I first met him at a cocktail party at the American embassy.
British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
· I danced with my boss at the office party.
· Amy has planned a surprise party for his birthday.
· You didn’t come to Ken’s farewell party, did you?
(=one held outside in a street)· Thousands flocked to the street party on Princess Street to celebrate New Year.
(=one where a lot of money has been spent)· He threw lavish parties for his celebrity friends.
party + NOUN (=the way people feel when they are really enjoying a party)· There’ll be plenty of free champagne to get the party spirit going.
(=want to enjoy yourself at a party)· Kate wasn’t really in a party mood, so she stayed home.
· The children had great fun playing party games.
· The little girls were wearing white party dresses.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘make a party’ or ‘do a party’. Say have a party. Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + party· The Labour Party and the Conservative Party are the two main political parties in Britain.
· The leadership race within the Republican Party is almost over.
(=a party that is not in power)· The tax increase was criticized by opposition parties.
(=the party in power)· The ruling party’s level of support grew throughout the year.
· Support for the right-wing parties was strongest among young working-class men.
party + NOUN· He’s been a Conservative party member for 20 years.
· He met with opposition party leaders.
(=someone who represents a political party in an election)· The seat was won by the Socialist Party candidate with 68% of the vote.
(=strong supporters of a party)· His policies appeal to the party faithful.
(=someone who works hard for a party)· Campaign literature is distributed by unpaid party activists.
(=a political party’s official plan or position on important subjects)· There has been a change in party policy.
· He will give a speech at the Tory party conference this morning.
British English· He resigned as Conservative party chairman.
· The incident has angered senior party officials.
verbs· Do you think the Labour Party can win the next election?
· Bloomfield joined the Communist Party in 1946.
· The two politicians broke away from the PDF to form a new political party.
phrases· From 1945 until 1951 the Labour Party was in power in Britain.
(=begins to be the government)· The ruling party came to power in May 2001.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Can you come to my birthday party next Saturday?
(=a short television advertisement made by a political party)· How are party political broadcasts funded?
(=a party held around Christmas)· What are you wearing for the Christmas party?
(=a group of people who travel by coach)· We’re organizing a coach party to the theatre.
· The composition of the three-party coalition remains unchanged.
· The treaty required the backing of both governing coalition parties.
(=for a particular political party)· the Labour party conference
(=when someone's friends are invited for a special evening meal)· We are having a dinner party on Saturday.
(=for parties)· I need a new party dress for Christmas.
Hess still has the support of the party faithful. an invitation to a fancy-dress party· What's your favourite party game?
We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week. a house-warming party The band gave an impromptu concert. (=insurance that pays money to someone who is hurt or whose property is damaged by something you have done)· You are legally obliged to take out third-party insurance.
· He had a wedding invitation from Rob and Jen.
· Brown was quickly chosen as the party leader.
He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue.· Most of the people seem to vote according to party loyalty.
(=the party with the most seats in a parliament)· At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.
(=membership of a particular group)· How much do you pay for your gym membership?
(=a happy mood in which you want to enjoy a holiday or party)· The fans were in a festive mood after their team won the championship.
(=to support the official opinion) He refused to toe the party line.
He refused to toe the party line. a party political broadcast on television (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) the People’s Liberation Army Diana – the people’s princess
the People’s Liberation Army Diana – the people’s princess· State ownership is party policy.
· I am not a member of any political party.
(=trying to make your party successful)· He believes that party politics has no place in local government.
· Public money should not be used to produce party propaganda.
(=a group taking part in an attack)
Let’s get going or they’ll send out a search party. The shooting party set off shortly before dawn.· Until recently, the country was a one-party state.
· His friends had planned a surprise party for him.
· The guide was talking to a party of tourists.
(=an occasion on which people get together at someone’s house in order to buy this product)
(=groups of people fighting each other)
I’m wearing a scarlet dress to the party. I was met by a welcoming committee.· In 1946, during his student years, he joined the Communist party.· The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party.· Politically, power drifted toward the security services ... while the inner life of the Communist parties petrified.· They were turning towards Marxism, often of a neo-Trotskyist variety, and almost never via the Labour or Communist parties.
· That achievement represents a larger share of a larger national product and the Conservative party can be extremely proud of it.· The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties both recently announced their Net plans for the nation.· After the 1945 election more than a quarter of the Conservative parliamentary party had been at Eton.· If the strictures of the Conservative party against the implications of socialism were implemented, there would be no housing benefit.· The Conservative and Unionist party will fight the next general election as the party of the Union.· That is another reason why, for the sake of our economy, we must stick with the Conservative party.
· Led by the Social Democratic party of the prime minister, Ivica Racan, it only came to power 18 months ago.· The ruling party won 103 mayorships, the leftist Democratic Revolution party took 59, and center-right National Action won 39.· The Democratic party has won the presidency only once out of the last six elections since 1964.· The leadership of the Democratic party was anxious for him to declare his intentions about running for the second term.· Such behaviour is not suited to a democratic socialist party of the 1990s.· In other words, he was opposed to the policies of both the Democratic and Republican parties.· Nader advanced a variety of conflicting predictions for the Democratic party over the course of an hour.· A unified Democratic party versus an ideologically split Republican party.
· To find out we asked a number of interested parties for their own budget proposals.· An international organisation or specialised agency may also be an interested third party to a non-constitutive treaty between States.· Potentially, this is the simplest, most effective form of daily communication between pilots, authorities and other interested parties ever.· As far as we are aware, at present, this title has been agreed by all interested parties.· Almost 1500 copies were despatched, ensuring that the proposals reached as many interested parties as possible.· I have photos if any interested party would care to have a preview.
· The Labour party is certainly in opposition now.· But since the Labour party is nonsexist, clearly we were mistaken.· Which is the true view of the Labour party?· Since 1987 the Labour party has undergone considerable changes in both policies and organisation.· I only wish that the Labour party had the same openness of mind.· If he were here, it would be interesting to know how that deficit would be reflected in Labour party policy.· However, I welcome without any difficulty the progression in Labour party thinking from a first-past-the-post system to a system of proportionality.
· Backing for the main opposition party surged in some parts of the country.· The respondents were asked to pick statements that described the supporters of the main political parties in their countries.· Both the main parties were split with Labour more favourable to television than the Conservatives.· Labour is much the stronger of the two main opposition parties.· As for wartime political activity, this was naturally inhibited for all the main parties by the electoral truce.· They reasoned that, if neither main party won a commanding majority, both would have a stake in negotiating rather than fighting.· Meanwhile the main search party was still at Cushendall, searching each house and property.· They indicated that both of the main political parties had reached a similar conclusion.
· Every major political party was faced with offering solutions to these problems and governments were measured by the effectiveness of their actions.· She was the first black woman to make a keynote address to the national convention of a major political party.· The document left many questions unanswered and when it was not endorsed by any major party figure it slid into oblivion.· The Czech Republic, for example, has now reduced its party system to eight major parties.· If there is any net switching, which major party would benefit?· Political consistency, however, has never been mandatory in either major party.· Whatever the fortunes of the major political parties, it is likely that managers will be coping with rapid change.· Two-Party Systems A two-party system is characterized by the alternation in governmental power of two major political parties.
· The candidates of the main parties are selected locally, though the national party in each case retains some veto power.· The core activists in both the local groups and the national party tend to be radical in their politics.· Hence the relationship between members of the Congress and their local electorate is much less affected by national party considerations.· People find a purity in them which they do not find in secular, national parties.· The records of local Labour parties reveal that Labour's feverish organizational activities were not confined to the national party alone.· The representatives from seventeen national parties at the Paris conference were quite plainly non-attenders in the established church of politics.· For as much as I reject the demo mentality, I also despair at the apolitical bipartisanship of our national mainstream parties.
· Many of the new parties also made calls for further political reforms.· Many Protestant Unionists also had doubts about the new party.· Among those tipped to become the new party chief is Mr Wolfgang Berghofer, Dresden's reformist mayor.· It has the advantage of being a new party, and is forecast to have 15 % of the intended vote.· Outhwaite names' champion Peter Nutting is to head a new working party to co-ordinate syndicate action groups.· In California there was nothing new about enfeebled parties.
· As President, Özal refused to consider an immediate suspension of the constitutional ban on political parties.· Even if an individual does not have strong party identification, political parties can be an important source of political knowledge.· By law, political parties could be banned only by a court decision, which had not been received.· Party systems are generally classified according to the number of political parties and the interactions among the parties in the governing process.· A new constitution was adopted transforming a loose federation of affiliated organisations into a centralised national political party.· Existing political parties were banned, and a period of military rule followed.· Existing political parties were banned; after a period of military rule a single-party system was established in 1969.
· And in Dusseldorf police said a member of the Republican party suffered a heart attack after being beaten up by demonstrators.· Those ideas may not have been original, but they helped move the Democratic and Republican parties toward changes in the system.· But it was hardly the end of his troubles or of debate about his future as a leader of the Republican party.· In other words, he was opposed to the policies of both the Democratic and Republican parties.· Powell spoke hours after the right wing of the Republican party began to unify behind Dole.· Interest groups have always been with us, but they used to operate within coalitions called the Democratic and Republican parties.· A unified Democratic party versus an ideologically split Republican party.· The Republican party has traditionally been a staunch champion of the vested interests, and it still is.
· Rarely has division within a ruling party been so bitter.· The close integration of labour with the ruling party means that labour has no independent base.· Her arrest was attributed to her village leader's opposition to the state ruling party.· But the ruling party's congress last month promised to establish a multi-party democracy.
· True, it keeps out small parties.· The group of smaller Catholic parties allied with Berlusconi hold 34 seats.· In 1988 it allowed thirteen very small parties to secure 41 of the Knesset's 120 seats.· This was followed by weeks of bargaining with the smaller parties over ministerial posts and policies.· It's known there was a small party in the house last night.· If a small party is under-represented, it follows that some bigger party or parties will be over-represented.· The real business gets done at working lunches and small dinner parties.· It would be dominated by Swapo, and two minor deputy cabinet minister posts would be given to small opposition parties.
· The Tory party used cash and back channels and foreign donations to influence elections and change laws.· It brings out the old policies of Enoch Powell way back and there are still a few Powellites in the Tory party.· In theory, the Tory constituency parties could come to the rescue.· Mr. Enright I nearly called him the chairman of the Tory party - I apologise.· Many Tory party cheer-leaders boast that there has been a cultural revolution.· Their relationship to the officially recognised Liberal, Labour and Tory parties has been close.· The Tory party has not said that it would ensure that rural areas do not suffer disproportionately as a result.
· Ernest Marples, Macmillan's Transport Minister, appointed two working parties to find solutions.· Networking A development which seems likely to bear fruit was the creation of a working party from within the panel.· A working party established under will publish its report shortly.· An Institute working party was charged with updating the guidelines.· A joint EC-ACP committee would be set up to discuss co-operation on international commodity agreements and specialized working parties.· Sometimes it merits a separate sub-group or working party of its own.· The working party, chaired by James Morgan, studied crime prevention programmes.
NOUN· So this was what a birthday party was like.· After Jasper died, Abigail told me what he said to her at a birthday party he gave me.· Diana enjoyed herself enormously at the birthday party not least because it brought her sister down a peg or two.· I went to school and each year I had a birthday party.· Just a few weeks ago, Sefton was enjoying his thirtieth birthday party.· I remember that my aunts thereafter decided that only cousins could come to our birthday parties.· Von Steinholz had been drunk at his birthday party two hours earlier.· But there was little time to do more than plan a very small birthday party in 1988.
· The technical supremo is Caroline Fawcett-Inne whose previous experience was organising a cocktail party in a punt one May Week.· Stella Adler had called to invite Alvin to a cocktail party.· It was at a cocktail party in the prestigious Monomatapa Hotel.· Dearest Timothy Miss Addison had a cocktail party, as she calls it, for four cats in the building.· Paula always held open-house cocktail parties on Tuesdays and Fridays, and if you were a friend, no invitations were required.· But the big scene happens at a cocktail party in the home of a famous plastic surgeon.· The sort who bore you at cocktail parties.· I want to get to the cocktail party when some of the other guests already are leaving.
· It was the second weekend after the dinner party.· The weekly dinner parties, the teas and lunches ceased.· In the past, she had played hostess at dinner parties there.· A recent large dinner party for Sen.· I lay in my room like a dead body and I listened to Elizabeth thinking about her dinner party.· Then I came back here to change, before I joined my wife at a dinner party.· At dinner parties, people were so busy chewing there was scarcely time for conversation.
· It is not impossible, in this highly charged atmosphere, that the party leader will be replaced by the weekend.· Estes Kefauver by party leaders, with Harry Truman at their helm.· No Socialist bastion remained intact, no government minister or party leader unthreatened.· The Kansan is the longest-serving party leader in Senate history.· The former party leader and foreign minister, Eduard Shevardnadze, became effective head of state in March 1992.· But party leaders have continued to anoint candidates in important local races.· What was left of their election reporting consisted of brief clips from the itineraries of the party leaders.· That selection will be confirmed when party leaders gather in Washington next week.
· One soldier even hid from Yakovlev the fact that he was a party member.· After the convention, party members will vote by mail and electronically to pick the nominee.· Political activism of party members also varies over time.· He has dumped several party members for violating his personal moral standards.· The 367 congress delegates represented over 60,000 party members.· All deputies were either party members or carefully vetted non-party people.· Ex-Labour party member, Liverpool 9.· I have discovered a dress code among Labour party members.
· It is also true that the two main Opposition parties have energy policies which are flatly contradicted by their environmental policies.· In Britain, the opposition party is guaranteed control of a specified amount of time during legislative sessions.· In addition there are 23 smaller opposition parties.· When legislative elections were held in 1990 under domestic and international pressure, the opposition party won 392 of 485 contested seats.· By Christmas all three main opposition parties had dissolved themselves.· The birth takes place under threatening skies. Opposition parties are boycotting the vote.· Called by the five main opposition parties and by trade unions, the protest took place with government consent.· In addition there are a number of banned opposition parties operating either underground or in exile.
· It was not until 1973 that he gave up party politics for good.· There is a hundred things to single you out for promotion in party politics besides ability.· Observers suggested that the election reflected widespread disillusionment with traditional party politics.· The Judicature Society reported that half of the male federal judges were active in party politics before their election to the bench.· Their loyalty was therefore to some profounder vision of Britain than that expressed in mere party politics.· This is not a matter of party politics or personalities or policies or even principles.· The Treasury saw financial control as being concerned with sound finance and above party politics.· Whoever bears the responsibility, the domination of local government by party politics is now almost complete.
· Plainly they had interrupted a mourning tea party.· Girls practiced proper behavior, or etiquette, at tea parties.· They are having a tea party.· The book describes how to give a tea party.· Other opportunities Tea parties - birthday parties in particular.· I think you should let me throw you a little tea party or something.· Preparation work stopped one day for a tea party.
VERB· He threw out no sounding parties too weak to guarantee their own safety, and he lost none of them.· I guess the modern equivalent of the actual party would be that Reform joke Ross Perot threw together.· He threw a small private party at the Turnberry Hotel and he invited me.· In 1982 Tom celebrated his fiftieth anniversary as a Jesuit, and the parish threw him a party.· Can we throw a party or what?· With the birth of his firstborn son, the nobleman had thrown an elaborate party for hundreds of guests.· AT&T is going to throw a party to end all parties at Uniforum next month.· We could also throw vast parties there.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the life and soul of the party► make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc► be no tea party
1for fun a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc: - I refuse to be a party to anything so dishonest.
- I won't be party to your bitching yourself on the sly.
- In practice, therefore, where a mortgage affects the property the mortgagee will be a party to the conveyance or transfer.
- It occurred to Alexei to wonder how many people were party to the arrangement.
- Left-wing factors are a party to this move.
- Others who spoke to Mr Ayob hoped they might be party to something big.
- Such States are parties to the treaty, but not to the proceedings.
- The second mortgagee should also be a party to receive the additional covenant of the wife.
- Whatever was happening in there they were certainly not going to be a party to it.
- Dawson felt as if he were the advance party for a dawn raid.
- Fields was wearing a set of the new jungle fatigues and boots that the advance party had picked up for him.
- Henkel made the change-and that resulted in an unusual problem for the advance team.
- I had flown out to Novosibirsk with the advance party at the beginning of September.
- In this they had the enthusiastic collaboration of professional media advance teams from both governments.
- One of Isambard's advance party, and by the cut of him a man of importance.
- Our advance party had done a big job.
- Some advance party with orders in preparation for Isambard's reception.
- De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party.
- Members of a breakaway group who blocked traffic in University Square the same evening were forcibly dispersed by police.
- Nor were there frustrated breakaway movements from a handful of top clubs.
- Thus the breakaway group, organizing its own exhibition, was an obvious initiative.
- Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory.
- They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
- A celebration, a farewell party.
- Kate's local women's group gives her a farewell party of disapproval veiled by loyalty.
- On 8 August 1952 he and Joan gave a farewell party to Cambridge friends.
- She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave.
- The farewell dinner is at the historic Abbey Tavern, located in the fishing village of Howth.
- Worse awaited the Vietminh leader two evenings later, at a farewell dinner organized by Zhou.
- And they'd find the guilty party: a giveaway print of designer lipstick mars the rim.
- Fines of up to 10 percent of the worldwide turnover of the guilty parties may be imposed.
- How dared he act as though she were the guilty party?
- Say they believed they had the guilty parties.
- Some critics might favour the pragmatic solution of convicting both, to ensure that the guilty party does not escape justice.
- The Justice Department could not ask for damages or seek penalties against the guilty parties.
- The rest of the audience cranes its collective neck to spot the guilty party.
- Yet economic mismanagement at home will often be the guiltier party. % % Rrrrrrrrecession?
- Alternatively, an illness may befall the injured party.
- As far as Nicolo was concerned, he was the injured party.
- These sums can then be varied over time to reflect changes consequent upon the damage caused to the injured party.
- This aspect of the Tynagh discovery was never reported in the press and litigation was not initiated by the injured parties.
- When her assailant spoke he sounded almost offended, which struck Rachel as strange since she appeared to be the injured party.
- When they arrived the woman began crying, behaving as the injured party.
- All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.
- Almost 1500 copies were despatched, ensuring that the proposals reached as many interested parties as possible.
- At the other end of the political spectrum, some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.
- Costs and expenses Article 12 of the Convention specifies that costs and other expenses must be borne by the interested parties.
- Every effort will be made to accommodate requests to provide all interested parties with the same information.
- Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.
- Local authorities must also respond to requests for information from a variety of interested groups.
- That is increasingly being recognised by many interested parties.
- The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.
- In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines.
- In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines.
- It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines.
- On Capitol Hill, reactions to Bush's proposals fell predictably along party lines.
- The committee voted 21-16, along party lines, to empower Burton.
- The Council, said the author, should not be reported as if it was divided along party lines.
- The vote was 35 to 24, almost strictly along party lines.
- Members of the scheme also benefit from a third party insurance, for a premium of £2 a year.
- With some landowners now looking towards insisting on third party cover for climbers, insurance is increasingly looking indispensable.
- He threw a huge party to celebrate making his first million dollars.
- The German club is throwing a party this Friday night.
- The Krugers threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard.
- The staff and patients threw a going-away party for Dr Rogers.
- As Bruce Willis discovered the night he threw a party and the police turned up.
- AT&T is going to throw a party to end all parties at Uniforum next month.
- Can we throw a party or what?
- Earlier this year they threw a party and got their mates round to sample the goods.
- One evening, after the hospital was closed, the nurses threw a party.
- She threw parties and invited gossip columnists.
- They threw a party for me in the Tiger Hotel in uptown Columbia.
- Traditionally for some, that means throwing a party on the Feast of Candelaria, Feb. 2.
We’re having a small party this evening to celebrate our wedding anniversary.throw/give a party The university threw a party to welcome them.go/come to a party Are you going to the party tonight?at a party I met John at a party a couple of months ago. the party spirit (=the way someone feels when they are really enjoying a party) → hen party, house party, stag party, party animal2in politics a political organization with particular beliefs and aims, which you can vote for in elections: I have always voted for the Labour Party. He failed to win the party’s nomination for president. The conference is open to all party members. → party line► see thesaurus at organization3group of people a group of people who go somewhere together or do a job togetherparty of
a party of tourists There were several students in our party. A search party was sent out to look for the missing climbers. a rescue party Admission is free for school parties. → working party► see thesaurus at groupGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• In meanings 2 and 3, party is usually followed by a singular verb: · The party has accepted the need for change.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · The party have accepted the need for change.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS4in an argument/law law or formal one of the people or groups who are involved in a legal argument or agreement:
helping the two parties to reach an agreementguilty/innocent party He sees himself as the innocent party in this dispute. → third party15be (a) party to something formal to be involved in an activity or decision: I was not a party to this discussion.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbshave a party· We’re having a party on Saturday night.hold a party· The party was held at his flat.throw/give a party (=organize it)· Staff threw a party to celebrate the news.host a party (=give a large or formal party)· The party was hosted by the Danish ambassador.go to/come to a party (also attend a party formal)· Are you going to Tom’s party?· About 500 people will attend a party in her honour.invite somebody to a party· I’ve been invited to Greg’s party next weekend.gatecrash a party (=go to it even though you have not been invited)· Some older boys tried to gatecrash the party.a party is in full swing (=people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc)· At 3 am, the party was still in full swing.there is a party going on· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.a party breaks up (=it ends and people go home)· The party broke up a little after midnight.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + partya birthday party· They met at her sister’s 18th birthday party.a Christmas/Halloween etc party· I hope you’re going to the office Christmas party.a big/small party· I don’t really like going to big parties.a dinner party (=one where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal)· It’s a favorite topic of conversation at fashionable dinner parties these days.a cocktail party (=a fairly formal party, at which alcoholic drinks are served)· I first met him at a cocktail party at the American embassy.a fancy dress party British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.an office party· I danced with my boss at the office party.a surprise party· Amy has planned a surprise party for his birthday.a farewell/leaving party· You didn’t come to Ken’s farewell party, did you?a street party (=one held outside in a street)· Thousands flocked to the street party on Princess Street to celebrate New Year.a lavish party (=one where a lot of money has been spent)· He threw lavish parties for his celebrity friends.party + NOUNthe party spirit (=the way people feel when they are really enjoying a party)· There’ll be plenty of free champagne to get the party spirit going.be in a party mood (=want to enjoy yourself at a party)· Kate wasn’t really in a party mood, so she stayed home.party games· The children had great fun playing party games.a party dress· The little girls were wearing white party dresses.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘make a party’ or ‘do a party’. Say have a party.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + partya political party· The Labour Party and the Conservative Party are the two main political parties in Britain.the Labour/Democratic etc Party· The leadership race within the Republican Party is almost over.an opposition party (=a party that is not in power)· The tax increase was criticized by opposition parties.the ruling party (=the party in power)· The ruling party’s level of support grew throughout the year.a right-wing/left-wing party· Support for the right-wing parties was strongest among young working-class men.party + NOUNa party member· He’s been a Conservative party member for 20 years.the party leader· He met with opposition party leaders.a party candidate (=someone who represents a political party in an election)· The seat was won by the Socialist Party candidate with 68% of the vote.the party faithful (=strong supporters of a party)· His policies appeal to the party faithful.a party activist (=someone who works hard for a party)· Campaign literature is distributed by unpaid party activists.party policy (=a political party’s official plan or position on important subjects)· There has been a change in party policy.a party conference· He will give a speech at the Tory party conference this morning.the party chairman British English· He resigned as Conservative party chairman.a party official· The incident has angered senior party officials.verbsa party wins/loses an election· Do you think the Labour Party can win the next election?join a party· Bloomfield joined the Communist Party in 1946.form/found a party· The two politicians broke away from the PDF to form a new political party.phrasesa party is in power· From 1945 until 1951 the Labour Party was in power in Britain.a party comes to power (=begins to be the government)· The ruling party came to power in May 2001.THESAURUSparty a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc: · We’re having a party for Sarah’s 40th birthday.· I met my boyfriend at a party.get-together an informal party: · Christmas is the perfect time for a family get-together.ball a large formal party where people dance: · the end of term ballrave a large party which is held outside or in an empty building, where people dance to music and take illegal drugsreception a large formal party, especially one after a wedding or to welcome an important person: · The wedding reception is at a nearby hotel.· a reception for the Thai Foreign Minister· They attended a White House reception to mark the Queen’s visit.function a large formal or official party: · He has been asked to play at many corporate functions (=an official party held by a company).celebration a party or special event that is organized in order to celebrate something: · the country’s 50th anniversary celebrations· It was a 21st birthday celebration which Mary would never forget.bash informal a party, especially a big one that a lot of famous people go to – used especially in journalism: · the star’s birthday bash· a picture of him at a Hollywood bash· a showbiz bashdo British English informal a party: · We’re having a do to celebrate Margaret’s birthday.dinner party a party where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal: · I met him at a dinner party.house-warming (party) a party that you have when you move into a new house: · We’re having a house-warming next week.cocktail party (also drinks party British English) a party that people go to in order to talk and have a drink together for a few hoursfancy-dress party British English, costume party American English a party where people dress in special clothes, for example to look like a famous person or a character in a storyhen party especially British English a social event just before a wedding, for a woman who is getting married and her female friendsstag night British English, bachelor party American English a social event just before a wedding, for a man who is getting married and his male friendsbaby/wedding shower American English an event at which people give presents to a woman who is going to have a baby or get marriedparty1 nounparty2 verb
partyparty2 verb (past tense and past participle partied, present participle partying, third person singular parties) [intransitive] VERB TABLE
party
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | party |
| he, she, it | parties | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | partied |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have partied |
| he, she, it | has partied | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had partied |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will party |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have partied |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am partying |
| he, she, it | is partying | |
| you, we, they | are partying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was partying |
| you, we, they | were partying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been partying |
| he, she, it | has been partying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been partying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be partying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been partying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I could party all night long!
- I just got paid and I'm ready to party.
- They partied till 7 in the morning.
- Be safe, stay home and let professionals handle the partying.
- On the other hand, she wants to party all the time.
- Prefontaine was legendary for his ability to sweat out the damage done by partying in grueling training runs the next day.
Longman Language Activatora party
a social event, especially in someone's house, when people talk, drink, eat, and dance: · We're having a party at my house. Do you want to come?· Did you go to Stella's party?invite somebody to a party: · How many people have they invited to the party?surprise party: · We gave her a surprise party at a local bar.a birthday/Halloween/Christmas/engagement etc party (=to celebrate a birthday, Halloween etc): · Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas party.dinner party (=a party at someone's house in the evening, when people have a meal): · I gave my first dinner party last weekend.office party (=a party for people who work together): · Office parties are fun if you're young, free, and single.fancy dress partyBritish /costume party American (=a party where people wear strange, funny, or historical clothes): · You're invited to a fancy dress party.cocktail party (=a fairly formal party in the evening, at which alcoholic drinks are served): · I went to a cocktail party in the lobby of the Ritz once.
an informal party, often to celebrate something: · Shana's picture won first prize, so we had a little get-together to celebrate.· a big family get-together
British spoken a party: a bit of a do: · A friend of mine's having a bit of a do in town tomorrow night.leaving do (=for someone who is leaving the place where they work): · Are you going to Darren's leaving do?
American a party at which presents are given to a woman who is getting married or having a baby: · We're giving a shower for Beth next week.· I want to thank both of you again for your beautiful shower gifts.bridal/wedding shower (=for a woman who is getting married): · What did you give Chris for her wedding shower?baby shower (=for a woman who is going to have a baby): · We didn't play any of the usual games at the baby shower.
informal a big party: · The band are flying out to Ibiza tonight for a huge four-day celebrity bash.
a formal or official party a large formal or official party, usually for important people: · The Lavender Room can be booked for functions or parties.corporate function (=for a company): · His specialist service is in constant demand for big corporate functions.state function (=official government party): · Part of her duties is attending official state functions.
a large formal or official party, usually held to welcome someone or to celebrate something: · On the second night, the captain always holds a formal reception for the crew and passengers. · The pair were spotted together at a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel.attend a reception: · Two hundred guests attended an evening reception, held in honor of the Chancellor's visit.wedding reception (=a big party held after a wedding): · The wedding reception will take place at the Lennox Hotel, starting at 3.30 pm.
to have a party: have a party/get-together/reception etc · We used to have a big Christmas party every year.· The couple had their wedding reception at the Museum of Modern Art.· Mark, my boss, had a surprise party to welcome me home.
to have a party at your home, often a big or expensive one, especially in order to celebrate something: · He threw a huge party to celebrate making his first million dollars.throw a party for: · The staff and patients threw a going-away party for Dr Rogers.· The Krugers threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard.
: hold a party/dinner/reception/function etc to have a formal or official party: · The anniversary dinner was held Wednesday night at the Washington Hilton.· They are holding a fund-raising reception on Friday in the City Hall.
: give a party/dinner party/lunch party etc to be the person who organizes a party: · I'm giving a dinner party on Thursday night. Would you like to come?· On Maggie's last night in the house, Jo gave a little farewell party.give a party for somebody: · The prospect of giving a dinner party for my boyfriend's snobbish parents filled me with gloom.· The last show of the tour was in Atlanta, and I decided to give a party for the singers and musicians.
: host a party/dinner party/reception etc to be the person who organizes a formal party and officially welcomes the guests: · Colette will be hosting a cocktail reception at 6.00 pm in the Grosvenor Suite.· Last year, the city hosted a three-day gay pride festival.
to give parties, especially fairly formal parties, for people who are not particularly close friends, for example business customers: · I meet a lot of people, but I don't entertain much myself.· Being a sociable person, Eva loved entertaining.· An important part of the job is entertaining business clients.
to go to a party · Are you going to the Christmas party?· Over 150 people went to her 21st birthday party.
especially written to go to a formal party: · The Duchess of York attended the charity reception, along with her two daughters.· Some of the most glittering celebrities in the country are expected to attend.
informal to spend time enjoying yourself at a party or at parties, especially when this involves drinking a lot of alcohol, dancing etc: · They partied till 7 in the morning.· I could party all night long!
the activity of drinking, dancing, meeting people etc at parties: · My life was an endless round of photo shoots, interviews, and serious partying.· Partying and having a good time was all she seemed interested in.· Around about 2 am, the partying came to an abrupt halt.
the people at a party the person who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink: · I was intrigued to learn that our Chinese host had spent many years in Chicago.
a woman who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink: · Pam, you've been a great hostess - thank you.
someone who goes to a party: · Lily poured her guest a glass of sherry.· After the wedding, the couple staged a huge reception for over 250 guests.guest of honourBritish /guest of honor American (=the most important guest at a party): · This year's guest of honour will be the novelist Margaret Attwood.
also party crasher American someone who goes to a party that they have not been invited to: · Lee says the damage was caused by a couple of unknown gatecrashers.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Hess still has the support of the party faithful. an invitation to a fancy-dress party We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week. a house-warming party The band gave an impromptu concert. He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue. a party political broadcast on television Let’s get going or they’ll send out a search party. The shooting party set off shortly before dawn. I’m wearing a scarlet dress to the party. I was met by a welcoming committee.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Can you come to my birthday party next Saturday?
(=a short television advertisement made by a political party)· How are party political broadcasts funded?
(=a party held around Christmas)· What are you wearing for the Christmas party?
(=a group of people who travel by coach)· We’re organizing a coach party to the theatre.
· The composition of the three-party coalition remains unchanged.
· The treaty required the backing of both governing coalition parties.
(=for a particular political party)· the Labour party conference
(=when someone's friends are invited for a special evening meal)· We are having a dinner party on Saturday.
(=for parties)· I need a new party dress for Christmas.
Hess still has the support of the party faithful. an invitation to a fancy-dress party· What's your favourite party game?
We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week. a house-warming party The band gave an impromptu concert. (=insurance that pays money to someone who is hurt or whose property is damaged by something you have done)· You are legally obliged to take out third-party insurance.
· He had a wedding invitation from Rob and Jen.
· Brown was quickly chosen as the party leader.
He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue.· Most of the people seem to vote according to party loyalty.
(=the party with the most seats in a parliament)· At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.
(=membership of a particular group)· How much do you pay for your gym membership?
(=a happy mood in which you want to enjoy a holiday or party)· The fans were in a festive mood after their team won the championship.
(=to support the official opinion) He refused to toe the party line.
He refused to toe the party line. a party political broadcast on television (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) the People’s Liberation Army Diana – the people’s princess
the People’s Liberation Army Diana – the people’s princess· State ownership is party policy.
· I am not a member of any political party.
(=trying to make your party successful)· He believes that party politics has no place in local government.
· Public money should not be used to produce party propaganda.
(=a group taking part in an attack)
Let’s get going or they’ll send out a search party. The shooting party set off shortly before dawn.· Until recently, the country was a one-party state.
· His friends had planned a surprise party for him.
· The guide was talking to a party of tourists.
(=an occasion on which people get together at someone’s house in order to buy this product)
(=groups of people fighting each other)
I’m wearing a scarlet dress to the party. I was met by a welcoming committee.· When I went to bed at around two o'clock that night, everyone else was still out partying.· Then, last June, she keeled over frothing at the mouth while out partying with pals in a London club.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the life and soul of the party► make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc► be no tea party
informal to enjoy yourself with a group of other people by drinking alcohol, eating, dancing etc: - Dawson felt as if he were the advance party for a dawn raid.
- Fields was wearing a set of the new jungle fatigues and boots that the advance party had picked up for him.
- Henkel made the change-and that resulted in an unusual problem for the advance team.
- I had flown out to Novosibirsk with the advance party at the beginning of September.
- In this they had the enthusiastic collaboration of professional media advance teams from both governments.
- One of Isambard's advance party, and by the cut of him a man of importance.
- Our advance party had done a big job.
- Some advance party with orders in preparation for Isambard's reception.
- De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party.
- Members of a breakaway group who blocked traffic in University Square the same evening were forcibly dispersed by police.
- Nor were there frustrated breakaway movements from a handful of top clubs.
- Thus the breakaway group, organizing its own exhibition, was an obvious initiative.
- Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory.
- They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
- A celebration, a farewell party.
- Kate's local women's group gives her a farewell party of disapproval veiled by loyalty.
- On 8 August 1952 he and Joan gave a farewell party to Cambridge friends.
- She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave.
- The farewell dinner is at the historic Abbey Tavern, located in the fishing village of Howth.
- Worse awaited the Vietminh leader two evenings later, at a farewell dinner organized by Zhou.
- And they'd find the guilty party: a giveaway print of designer lipstick mars the rim.
- Fines of up to 10 percent of the worldwide turnover of the guilty parties may be imposed.
- How dared he act as though she were the guilty party?
- Say they believed they had the guilty parties.
- Some critics might favour the pragmatic solution of convicting both, to ensure that the guilty party does not escape justice.
- The Justice Department could not ask for damages or seek penalties against the guilty parties.
- The rest of the audience cranes its collective neck to spot the guilty party.
- Yet economic mismanagement at home will often be the guiltier party. % % Rrrrrrrrecession?
- Alternatively, an illness may befall the injured party.
- As far as Nicolo was concerned, he was the injured party.
- These sums can then be varied over time to reflect changes consequent upon the damage caused to the injured party.
- This aspect of the Tynagh discovery was never reported in the press and litigation was not initiated by the injured parties.
- When her assailant spoke he sounded almost offended, which struck Rachel as strange since she appeared to be the injured party.
- When they arrived the woman began crying, behaving as the injured party.
- All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.
- Almost 1500 copies were despatched, ensuring that the proposals reached as many interested parties as possible.
- At the other end of the political spectrum, some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.
- Costs and expenses Article 12 of the Convention specifies that costs and other expenses must be borne by the interested parties.
- Every effort will be made to accommodate requests to provide all interested parties with the same information.
- Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.
- Local authorities must also respond to requests for information from a variety of interested groups.
- That is increasingly being recognised by many interested parties.
- The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.
- In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines.
- In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines.
- It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines.
- On Capitol Hill, reactions to Bush's proposals fell predictably along party lines.
- The committee voted 21-16, along party lines, to empower Burton.
- The Council, said the author, should not be reported as if it was divided along party lines.
- The vote was 35 to 24, almost strictly along party lines.
- Members of the scheme also benefit from a third party insurance, for a premium of £2 a year.
- With some landowners now looking towards insisting on third party cover for climbers, insurance is increasingly looking indispensable.
- He threw a huge party to celebrate making his first million dollars.
- The German club is throwing a party this Friday night.
- The Krugers threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard.
- The staff and patients threw a going-away party for Dr Rogers.
- As Bruce Willis discovered the night he threw a party and the police turned up.
- AT&T is going to throw a party to end all parties at Uniforum next month.
- Can we throw a party or what?
- Earlier this year they threw a party and got their mates round to sample the goods.
- One evening, after the hospital was closed, the nurses threw a party.
- She threw parties and invited gossip columnists.
- They threw a party for me in the Tiger Hotel in uptown Columbia.
- Traditionally for some, that means throwing a party on the Feast of Candelaria, Feb. 2.
Let’s party!