functional area

collocation in English

meaningsoffunctionalandarea

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functional
adjective
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
designed to be practical and useful rather ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition offunctionalandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each $$functionalareacomprises a central nodal region within which regional interactions take place, and a subordinated surrounding area.
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Section 7(iv) refers to "thefunctionalareaof work".
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But for many of our metropolitan areas, where some of the greatest challenges for urban regeneration exist, the core city is a very small proportion of the totalfunctionalarea.
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There is a question in eachfunctionalareaand at the end it asks claimants whether there is anything that they want to say about pain or stress.
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After an officer's fifth or sixth year of service, he or she may receive afunctionalareadesignation.
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He or she is charged with meeting corporate objectives in a specificfunctionalareaor line of business.
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Each prerequisite course may be waived based on equivalent prior coursework or appropriate work experience in thefunctionalarea.
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Each council configuration deals with a differentfunctionalarea, for example agriculture and fisheries.
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Therefore, to destroy a function, all the tissue within afunctionalareamust be destroyed.
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Some refer to afunctionalareaas a silo.
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The firstfunctionalareais the primary visual cortex.
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Additional members were appointed by election by registered chemists, doctors, dentists, and nurses who practised in thefunctionalarea.
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Eachfunctionalareaof the organization is analyzed to determine the potential consequence and impact associated with several disaster scenarios.
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The staff is organized by functions, with each directorate and operating agency overseeing afunctionalarea, generally indicated by the organization's title.
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Increasing a site's defences without a corresponding increase in itsfunctionalareademonstrates either a greater need for defence or a display of status.
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The doctoral program of study trains students in a primaryfunctionalareaof business administration.
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Under the 1947 act, the "health authority" for afunctionalareawas the city council or county council of that area.
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The rest of the state was served by seven health boards, each with a designatedfunctionalarea.
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Afunctionalareais a set of neurons with common selectivity and stimulation of this area, specifically behavioral influences.
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At that time the intention was to define five separate protocol standards, one for eachfunctionalarea.
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