original draft
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforiginalanddraft
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original
adjective
uk/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/
existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form ...
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draft
noun
uk/drɑːft/us/dræft/
a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the ...
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(Definition oforiginalanddraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In theoriginaldraftthe word ' affairs ' replaces ' establishment and conducting ', which was crossed out.
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Theoriginaldraftwas widely misunderstood.
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Does he mean the fulloriginaldraft?
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That was what theoriginaldraftsaid.
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Theoriginaldraftorder was defective.
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That was not in theoriginaldraft.
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I had one in myoriginaldraft.
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Theoriginaldraftorder was petitioned against.
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Our objection was to the form of theoriginaldraft.
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Nevertheless, this is a great improvement on theoriginaldraft.
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Theoriginaldraftwas a little too open-ended.
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I would stick to theoriginaldrafton that point.
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That was not the case with theoriginaldraft.
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Theoriginaldrafttreaty spoke blatantly of a "federal vocation".
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In theoriginaldraftthat parallel course was observed.
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There are no substantive changes to theoriginaldraft.
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That was theoriginaldraftdirective introduced in 1990.
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Bills in the form of theoriginaldraftare rare.
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I understand that theoriginaldraftwas correct.
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Consequently, theoriginaldraftof this paper had a very different emphasis: firstly, we focused on supporting an interactive method of programming.
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The author informs us that an anonymous referee 'wisely insisted that theoriginaldraftshould be reduced substantially in length' (p. xi).
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This format, however, does allow for update and revision, and the authors have carried out their own peer review (using a named panel) in amending anoriginaldraft.
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It is almost elementary that that should have been in theoriginaldraft.
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There have been a number of changes since theoriginaldraft.
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