physical mobility
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalandmobility
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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mobility
noun[U]
uk/məʊˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/moʊˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to move freely or be ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandmobilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofphysical mobility
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It can be suggested that denial of access to adequatephysicalmobilityis a contributory factor within each of these dimensions of exclusion.
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Participation in sports requires the highest level ofphysicalmobility.
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The statements make up six dimensions of subjective health:physicalmobility, pain, sleep, energy, emotional reactions, and social isolation.
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The other three dimensions required a higher level ofphysicalmobility.
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Thisphysicalmobilityprovided the basis for choice or agency which was previously lacking.
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Intercourse may be difficult because pain can reducephysicalmobility.
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This paper questions the likelihood that increasedphysicalmobilitycan, by itself, provide a fully viable or sustainable solution to mobility-related aspects of social exclusion.
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These women resisted entering the unorganised sector and felt the loss ofphysicalmobilityand economic independence acutely.
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Hearing aids, textphones, appliances for reading and writing, speech reading programs, and various technologies forphysicalmobilityare all examples of this.
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No longer would women find succor in the legal arena and, moreover, colonial states implemented policies to regulate women'sphysicalmobility.
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Mobility-related exclusion acts to exclude this population, from opportunities, services and social networks - yet merely increasing people'sphysicalmobilityis, largely, both unworkable and undesirable.
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There is in these photographs an overwhelming sense of thephysicalmobilityof those portrayed.
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Factors such as travelling distance,physicalmobility, patient attitude and social support may have a significant impact.
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What determined the growth of migration however, may have been a general increase in social andphysicalmobilityrather than specific factors classifiable as push or pull.
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Where elders lackphysicalmobilityand literacy skills, it is essential to take a pro-active approach whereby welfare officers go out into communities to identify needy cases.
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The classical statue was elevated, static, monumental, and distant, whereas the festive, grotesque body was multiple, teeming, part of a throng, a subject of sensory pleasures andphysicalmobility.
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Close relationships with neighbours are likely to be important for older people who are ill or who lack transport or thephysicalmobilityrequired to visit friends living far away.
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They aimed to uncover the possible influence of an increase inphysicalmobility, allowing an understanding of the dimensions of exclusion that could be affected by changes in accessibility.
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Factors such as travelling distance,physicalmobility, patient attitude and social support have a significant effect on an individual patient's ability to undergo a full course of radiotherapy.
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