A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

qualify as something • qualify for something
qualify as something —be described or characterized in a par-
ticular way: The £
1
a week rise would not qualify as an excep-
tion to the nil norm laid down in the summer.
qualify for something —have the right to smth.; be eligible
for smth.: Students who do not qualify for the desired course
may repeat the exam.
Queen’s College • Queens’ College
Queen’s College —(UK) Oxford University: The ancient cer-
emony of serving up a boar’s head at Queen’s College was duly
observed yesterday.
Queens’ College —(UK) Cambridge University: The Library
is open to all current members of Queens’ College and to old
members and visiting scholars.
question of the hour • question of time
question of the hour —currently the most debated issue: It is
the living question of the hour, and not the dead story of the
past, which forces itself into all minds.
question of time —said of smth. that is thought certain to
happen sooner or later: Baby-sitting having become firmly
established, it was only a question of time before somebody
offered to provide a similar service for dogs.
quite a few • quite a lot
quite a few —a considerable number: There are quite a few
people with Spanish surnames around here.
quite a lot— = quite a few: Quite a lot of people will
telecommute daily to their London offices while living on a
Pacific island.
R
radio net • radio network
radio net—a system of intercommunicating radio sets (such
as used by a police force, etc.): A re-broadcast system had
been installed which allowed them to monitor the police radio
net.
radio network —a system of radio stations; a broadcasting
organization: This concern to tailor the news to the listener
has even spread to National Public Radio, the non-commercial
radio network.