given instance

collocation in English

meaningsofgivenandinstance

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given
adjective
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/ˈɡɪv.ən/us
/ˈɡɪv.ən/
already decided, arranged, ...
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instance
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.stəns/us
/ˈɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that ...
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(Definition ofgivenandinstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is, given the option of employing or not employing movement, there may be factors that influence the choice in anygiveninstance.
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It is rational for the committed official to apply the law in anygiveninstancebecause that is the only option available.
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If we use the concept of classical sets a person can either be relaxed or anxious at agiveninstance, he cannot be both.
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It is up to grammar-external principles to explain which of these grammars a speaker chooses to activate in agiveninstance.
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But, on anygiveninstance, this self-described self-maximizer may well co-operate, assuming that they have a high enough expectation of co-operation from the other.
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In particular, it can learn set-valued features, where a set-valued feature is one that can take more than one value for agiveninstance.
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In anygiveninstance, however, it is not easy to elucidate clear lines of control, because medical research and changing practice involve more than "simple" health concerns.
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All we have to do is to propose a world which is identical to this one, except that it does not contain thegiveninstanceof evil.
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Our policy is to use the most effective route in anygiveninstance.
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Secondly, we need to address the matter of what is or is not significant in anygiveninstance.
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I havegiveninstanceafter instance of these new tariffs showing where prices have been raised, and these in- stances have never been controverted.
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The test of reasonableness is an objective one, and the advocate in agiveninstancewould have to defend his application of it.
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We prefer in this instance to rely upon authorities' own management to ensure that the return secured is as high as is feasible in anygiveninstance.
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I have to bear in mind that our system necessarily leaves it for the court to decide what is the appropriate penalty in anygiveninstance.
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It may also refer to or set the specific value for agiveninstanceof such.
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The method for best reducing light pollution, therefore, depends on exactly what the problem is in anygiveninstance.
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One who imposes a "khumra" on him- or herself in agiveninstanceis said to be "makhmir".
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The first parameter is how to value the walk produced by a policy for agiveninstanceand realization.
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In particular, the problem of deciding if agiveninstanceadmits a satisfying assignment can be solved in polynomial time.
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To be effective in agiveninstance, such a provision must, of course, form part of the contract, and also encompass the liability and circumstances at issue.
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Traditionally, it is said that a problem can be solved by using a computer if we can design an algorithm that produces a correct solution for anygiveninstance.
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Put simply, quasi-quotation enables one to introduce variables that "stand for" a linguistic expression in agiveninstanceand are "used as" that linguistic expression in a different instance.
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If an external magnetic field is now applied, it will, at agiveninstancein time, aid the flux in one core half and oppose flux in the other.
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