regular occurrence

collocation in English

meaningsofregularandoccurrence

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regular
adjective
uk
/ˈreɡ.jə.lər/
us
/ˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
happening or doing ...
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occurrence
noun
uk
/əˈkʌr.əns/
us
/əˈkɝː.əns/
something ...
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(Definition ofregularandoccurrencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofregular occurrence

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Further, the maltreatment described in these studies is often aregularoccurrenceto which the child could habituate rather than highly arousing single events.
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It is interesting to note that for the majority of the interviewees who have guests to stay overnight, it is aregularoccurrence.
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Finally, the endangered status of the black rhino means that opportunities to study its retina are unlikely to be aregularoccurrence.
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Indeed, while mild local (cutaneous) reactions almost always followed injection of the toxin, the death of horses became aregularoccurrencestarting around 1900.
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That is, might these effects be aregularoccurrenceafter most elections, or are they unique responses to media-consensus mandates?
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However, this is a not aregularoccurrence.
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There were also less planned checks on the scrub succession since gorse fires were aregularoccurrencein the 1970s.
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Threequarters of respondents considered that attendance on that day was ' about the number that usually attends per day ', indicating that for some units the short-fall was aregularoccurrence.
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Theregularoccurrenceof hoards with gold coins and torcs confirms the view that gold objects indeed played a role in the gift exchange between tribal leaders and their followers.
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Disputes over garbage bags were aregularoccurrence, and workers would regularly change the secret location of their bags to keep them from being taken by other workers.
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Leaks are aregularoccurrenceas soon as papers leave my office.
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Unfortunately, that is likely to beregularoccurrencenow that the hospital has been granted trust status.
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It is aregularoccurrencethat applications for registration result in extremely complicated negotiations with the authorities.
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The design of the stations coupled with the increased number of passengers mean that congestion is aregularoccurrence.
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But here on the mainland it is not aregularoccurrence, so we cannot expect drivers to take on such liabilities.
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It is terribly hard to understand how anybody could absorb a litre, but it appears to be aregularoccurrencefor hardened addicts.
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That is aregularoccurrencein road transport operations.
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For example, in seaside towns it may become aregularoccurrencefor council houses to be resold as retirement or holiday homes.
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