final

Converse of object

• reach: Warwickshire had now achieved the first part of their aim to reach the finals.
• win: Walthamstow Hall teams were successful in winning the regional finals of both Young Enterprise and the Schools General Knowledge competition.

Adjective modifier

• regional: Walthamstow Hall teams were successful in winning the regional finals of both Young Enterprise and the Schools General Knowledge competition.
• national: Regional winners then go forward into judging for the national finals.

Modifies a noun

• decision: The council's executives will take the final decision on the scheme's future next month.
• report: A final report on the SMART study is expected mid 2003.
• stage: Most of the pipe work has already been laid - the final stage will consist mostly of the reinstatement of turf.
• whistle: Ten minutes before the final whistle Derby went one up thanks to an own goal from Charlton's Bert Turner.
• version: The Secretariat agreed to incorporate an explanatory note into the final version of the minutes.
• chapter: The final chapter in the book is Beyond Basic Style.

Used with adjective complement

• fight: They played eight games in total, winning all of them including a closely fought final.
• seem: Although telling someone you no longer love them seems pretty final.

Noun used with modifier

• semi: The three Gemmell sisters have proved their seeding and are all in the semi finals today, Girls U 13, 15, 17.
• quarter: Sunday 19 March 2006 Today - quarter finals day - saw some great matches.
• county: The trophy was won by Radcliffe-on-Trent A team who will now go on to represent Rushcliffe in the county finals in January.

Modifying Another Word

• possibly: The next, and possibly final, meeting of the Council Working Group is planned for 15 November.

Preposition: in

• row: Altmann dominates In the ladies Elite, Silke Altmann won her second tour event, in her third final in a row.

Preposition: of

• championship: It was not an easy progression to the final of the championship and the team played six 30-minute matches back to back.
• tournament: Ryan Giggs believes the next generation can help him achieve his ambition of reaching the finals of a major international tournament.
• competition: The finals of the internal competitions are generally judged by practicing barristers from leading sets of chambers.