representative selection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrepresentativeandselection
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representative
adjective
uk/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/
typical of, or the same as, others in a larger group of people ...
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selection
noun
uk/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofrepresentativeandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Strains were a non-random,representativeselectionfrom each of the years and cities.
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They cite arepresentativeselectionfrom the vast number of previous paper s in which specific examples of these modes were investigated.
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The following report contains arepresentativeselectionof student responses.
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We hope that we have provided arepresentativeselectionof works and authors despite the fact that such a large number of works were published in the period covered.
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What we need more than anything else is factual knowledge about what is actually happening on arepresentativeselectionof sites.
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We have a great mass of documents of which those already published may be taken to be a sufficientlyrepresentativeselection.
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I took arepresentativeselectionof 24 extinguishers out of 750 and every one was in perfect working order.
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Arepresentativeselectionof public water sources has been monitored for several years for radioactive strontium and caesium.
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One of the council's inspecting engineers then inspects their business premises, staff qualifications, equipment, and arepresentativeselectionof their work.
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Arepresentativeselectionof installations will be chosen as key points for exercise purposes.
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I trust that he will visit arepresentativeselectionof prisons.
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However, arepresentativeselectionof languages should be taught to all schoolchildren.
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However, we need a morerepresentativeselectionof men and women.
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A questionnaire sent to arepresentativeselectionof 1,500 schools—twice the number questioned in the earlier survey—devotes a whole page to swimming.
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Arepresentativeselectionof their broadcasts to the outside world are also monitored.
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Progress has been made on collecting data on arepresentativeselectionof products and processes.
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Perhaps more importantly, it would seem fitting that where there are native artists, in whatever field, we should try to keep together at least arepresentativeselectionof their work.
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I think it is arepresentativeselection.
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For arepresentativeselectionof large trunk road schemes started in the past two years the average time between authorisation and commencement of work has been eleven months.
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