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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dash for a" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear when this phrase could be used due to its lack of context and coherence.
Example: "There was a dash for a bus that had just arrived."
Alternatives: "a rush for a" or "a sprint for a".
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If the regime makes a dash for a bomb, the world can find out soon enough to take action.
The tranquility is stirred briefly by an African man making a dash for a couple of tourists who appear from below one of the illuminated façades.
After a few deep breathes and a count to three, we shoved open the door and made a dash for a different van.
June/July: early EU referendum If Mr Cameron gets a deal in February, there will be a dash for a summer vote, to give anti-EU Cabinet ministers least time to mobilise.
Surrounded by hunting trophies and enticed by the spicy scent of goulash, I make a dash for a lunch table in the cosy slope-side restaurant of Chata Zahradky.
In between those two, a dash for a sandwich inadvertently brings us to the Scissor Sisters on the Pyramid Stage at 2.45pm just as they play Comfortably Numb, which is handy.
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They were part of a group of about 40 people that had made a dash for an iron gate that had been left open.
A light peck and a dash for the door.
Advocates of a dash for gas, moreover, are implicitly making a risky bet on future prices.
He and a friend had made a dash for the exit of the music hall when the shooting started.
There is a lot of talk about a "dash for gas" in Europe, said Mark Walker, a London-based energy partner in the law firm Allen & Overy.
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