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his attempt on the world land speed record ☊ attempt ☊
a world-record attempt ☊ attempt ☊
She had broken the world 100 metres record. ☊ break ☊
The winner cut ten seconds off (= ran the distance ten seconds faster than) the world record. ☊ cut sth off ☊
With his last jump he equalled the world record. ☊ equal ☊
far back: The band made their first record as far back as 1990. ☊ far ☊
+ adv./prep.: He finished 12 seconds outside the world record. ☊ finish ☊
Who holds the world record for the long jump? ☊ hold ☊
indicate sth: Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy. ☊ indicate ☊
Share prices are near their record high of last year. ☊ near ☊
The sale generated record profits. ☊ profit ☊
The airline has a good safety record. ☊ record ☊
She holds the world record for the 100 metres. ☊ record ☊
to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before) ☊ record ☊
to set a new record ☊ record ☊
There was a record number of candidates for the post. ☊ record ☊
I got to work in record time. ☊ record ☊
record profits ☊ record ☊
Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever). ☊ record ☊
The company is expected to report record profits this year. ☊ report ☊
The airline has an excellent safety record. ☊ safety ☊
She set a new world record for the high jump. ☊ set ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
a record grain harvest of 236m tonnes ☊ tonne ☊