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- noun Plural form of
check-up .
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Examples
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The scheme targets poor pregnant mothers and women with children under five, and gives them $10 a month on condition they attend pre- and post-natal appointments and take their children for health check-ups.
Is social protection the next big idea to combat poverty? | Madeleine Bunting 2011
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All children should have access to the preventive services and routine check-ups necessary to stay healthy, and no parent should ever have to worry about how he or she will pay the bills if their child gets sick or injured.
Sec. Kathleen Sebelius: Making Progress Towards Covering All Uninsured Children Sec. Kathleen Sebelius 2011
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But, in Hinche, Meloed received check-ups for her growing baby in a prenatal unit that's part of the Little Brothers and Little Sisters network.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Creating a Cycle of Haitians Helping Haitians Craig 2011
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The six workers were found to have been exposed to more than the annual limit of 250 millisieverts now set for an emergency situation, during continuing check-ups on an estimated 3,700 staff who have worked at the plant during the crisis.
High Level of Toxins in Water at Japan Plant Raises Risks Mitsuru Obe 2011
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Sykes had the choice of scheduling routine check-ups, but notes that "I'm not good at keeping on top of stuff."
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But, in Hinche, Meloed received check-ups for her growing baby in a prenatal unit that's part of the Little Brothers and Little Sisters network.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Creating a Cycle of Haitians Helping Haitians Craig 2011
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Cold, hard scientific evidence in reputable medical journals clearly proves that to be truly healthy both mentally and physically, it's not enough to eat right, exercise, sleep eight hours a night, see your doctor for regular check-ups and take your medicine.
Christine Bronstein: Anxious, Fatigued or Depressed? Pills, Exercise or Diet Shouldn't Top Your List of Treatments Christine Bronstein 2011
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Cold, hard scientific evidence in reputable medical journals clearly proves that to be truly healthy both mentally and physically, it's not enough to eat right, exercise, sleep eight hours a night, see your doctor for regular check-ups and take your medicine.
Christine Bronstein: Anxious, Fatigued or Depressed? Pills, Exercise or Diet Shouldn't Top Your List of Treatments Christine Bronstein 2011
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De Gea has had regular check-ups since replacing Edwin van der Sar and held off the challenge of Anders Lindegaard until one mistake too many in the 3-2 home defeat against Blackburn Rovers on New Year's Eve.
Manchester United's error-prone David de Gea may need eye surgery 2012
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Of the staff, 2,400 have so far gone through check-ups for internal radiation.
High Level of Toxins in Water at Japan Plant Raises Risks Mitsuru Obe 2011
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