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01. After loading our skis and bags, we [proceeded] onto the bus.
02. The [proceeds] of the book sale will go to support your community library.
03. After picking up a case of beer, the boys [proceeded] to get totally drunk.
04. Georges Bernanos once said that thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not [proceed] from a thought is nothing at all.
05. Jacques Maritain once suggested that poetry [proceeds] from the totality of man: sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together.
06. Criminal [proceedings] have been started against the President since the scandal was revealed.
07. After visiting Los Angeles, we [proceeded] to San Diego, where we stayed for over a week.
08. The urbanization of Canada [proceeded] generally from east to west.
09. The prosecution have decided not to [proceed] with an appeal because of a lack of evidence.
10. The government has said that construction of the factory will not be allowed to [proceed] until changes are made to reduce the impact on the environment.
11. In order for the peace process to [proceed], both sides in the conflict need to be more flexible.
12. Everything is [proceeding] exactly as planned.
13. Attention passengers on flight 514 to Honolulu. Please [proceed] to gate 33 where your plane is now boarding.
14. The school held a bake sale, and the [proceeds] were used to help pay for a camping trip for the students.
15. Only one third of Zambian children [proceed] from elementary to secondary education.
16. Henry Louis Mencken once suggested that any man who, having a child or children he can't support, [proceeds] to have another should be sterilized at once.
17. Francis Bacon once suggested that the noblest works and foundations have [proceeded] from childless men.
18. The geological evolution of our planet has [proceeded] according to uniform, gradual processes over an immense span of time.
19. Mankind's consumption of the Earth's natural resources is [proceeding] at a phenomenal pace.

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  • proceed — pro‧ceed [prəˈsiːd] verb [intransitive] formal to continue to do something that has been started: • The discussions between the two firms are proceeding slowly but satisfactorily. • In order to proceed, Millicom needs a radio frequency to test… …   Financial and business terms

  • Proceed — Pro*ceed , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Proceeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proceeding}.] [F. proc[ e]der. fr. L. procedere, processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to move. See {Cede}.] 1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proceed — I (continue) verb begin again, begin where one left off, carry on, get back to work, get on, recommence, reinstate, renew, resume, return, take up again II (co forward) verb act, advance, arise, emanate, ensue, extend, flow, follow, follow a… …   Law dictionary

  • proceed — [v1] physically or mentally carry on, carry out advance, continue, fare, get, get going, get on with, get under way*, go ahead, go on, hie, journey, make a start, march, move on, move out, pass, press on, progress, push on, repair, set in motion …   New thesaurus

  • proceed — [prō sēd′, prəsēd′] vi. [ME proceden < MFr proceder < L procedere < pro , forward + cedere, to go: see PRO 2 & CEDE] 1. to advance or go on, esp. after stopping 2. to go on speaking, esp. after an interruption 3. to undertake and carry… …   English World dictionary

  • Proceed — Pro ceed, n. See {Proceeds}. [Obs.] Howell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proceed — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) EBM, Elektro Gründung 1999 Website http://www.proce …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • proceed to — index assume (undertake) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • proceed — (v.) late 14c., to go on, also to emanate from, from O.Fr. proceder (13c.) and directly from L. procedere go forward, advance, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + cedere to go (see CEDE (Cf. cede)) Proceeds (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • proceed — issue, emanate, stem, flow, derive, *spring, arise, rise, originate Analogous words: *follow, succeed, ensue: *come, arrive …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • proceed — ► VERB 1) begin a course of action. 2) go on to do something. 3) (of an action) carry on or continue. 4) move forward. 5) Law start a lawsuit against someone. ORIGIN Latin procedere, from pro forward + cedere go …   English terms dictionary

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