parallel structure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparallelandstructure
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parallel
adjective
uk/ˈpær.ə.lel/us/ˈper.ə.lel/
If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all along ...
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structure
noun
uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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Thisparallelstructureinvites us to compare the two key epistemic stance effects, whose similarities and differences now stand out.
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The application studied in this paper is not 'fully strict', and cannot be made so while retaining its pipelined,parallelstructure.
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Sociolinguistic studies have shown that priming andparallelstructureeffects also apply to syntax.
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It was not possible to test this possibility in the present study because of the lack of aparallelstructurein the children's spoken language.
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By applying the above-mentioned formulation for three consecutive trilateration operations, the forward kinematics of the 3-2-1parallelstructurecan be solved.
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In addition, when the second gerund has its own clitic,parallelstructurefavors postposing of the first gerund's clitic.
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Our findings suggest a link between construction frequency andparallelstructureeffects such as have been found in other studies of syntactic variables.
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These text-level frequency effects may be related toparallelstructure"birds of a feather" effects.
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Theparallelstructuresometimes experiences some problems in kinematic analysis and control strategy due to the inherent complexity of the structure.
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Specifically, one mechanism by which frequency of use may have a reductive effect in formal change is through aparallelstructureeffect.
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Parallelstructureeffects in clitic position do not preclude the development of clitic position as a sociolinguistic variable subject to register variation.
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Theparallelstructurealso allows various operating modes.
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Aparallelstructurewould give a predicted pattern of intermediate-slow-fast-fast-slow-intermediate for junction 3, which is quite different from that found experimentally.
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Theparallelstructurehad been drawn in many textbooks, and some geneticists found an anti-parallel structure hard to accept, preferring to question the interpretation of the electrophoretic data.
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Is he not setting up aparallelstructure?
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It is the setting up of a whole newparallelstructurewhich will come into effect just as the committee of inquiry reports.
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So why set up a costlyparallelstructurewhich is unlikely to succeed?
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