Object

• chord: We seemed to strike a chord with the younger people.

• blow: The British decided to strike a critical blow which would devastate the rebels.

Converse of object

• lighten: These include kick, lightening strike, weapon strip frying pan to the head and penalty box.

Adjective modifier

• pre-emptive: In 1994, the united stats came close to launching a pre-emptive strike against North Korea.

• one-day: The latest one-day strike remained solid across the country.

• all-out: Now nursery nurses have voted by four to one for an all-out strike in an attempt to show how frustrated nursery nurses are.

• unofficial: Unofficial strikes have fallen from 95 % of all strikes to 40 % of all strikes.

• 24-hour: This will be the second 24-hour strike at the Haydock site in relation to a dispute over rates of pay.

Noun used with modifier

• hunger: Minister Humphrey Atkins made promises in the light of which the hunger strike was called off.

• lightning: The bulk of calls to the Fire Service were caused by lightning strikes setting off fire alarms.

• disaster: Quot this has them and insurance renters storage we disaster strike to reduce dependency.

Possessives

• miner: Times were tough at his father's shop as the miners ' strike hit the local economy.

• firefighter: Merseyside has had seven fire-related deaths this year, two of those during the eight- day firefighters ' strike.

Particle object: up_obj

• rapport: An initial consultation will enable you both to appreciate what is required, and also to strike up a rapport.

Modifies a noun

• ballot: Asda's decision to appeal coincides with the GMB announcement that a national strike ballot will start in mid April.