selected area
collocation in Englishmeaningsofselectandarea
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select
adjective
uk/sɪˈlekt/us/səˈlekt/
of only the best type or highest quality, and usually small in size ...
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area
noun
uk/ˈeə.ri.ə/us/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofselectandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofselected area
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The setting of the trap was within aselectedarea, such as a natural corridor that flying insects might select.
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Within theselectedarea, green and red pixels were forced to saturation.
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First, the firm chooses either coastal open areas or inland areas, and then it chooses one province in theselectedarea.
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An additional selection criterion was that the total number of public health nurses working in aselectedareafor study was approximately six, the recommended size for focus groups.
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Finally, in eachselectedarea, a quota for the number of older people was based on the area's proportion of the provincial older population.
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The article gives a short description of pioneering work in lexicultural pragmatics in the deliberatelyselectedareaof everyday culture.
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In eachselectedarea, we started at the eastern end and worked our way towards the west, approaching every fourth house or building if possible.
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With the aid of a boat, each transect was marked out with a 100-m length of string secured in a straight line through a randomlyselectedarea.
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The fishermen have already been consulted and are aware of theselectedarea.
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It is only aselectedareathat would be affected.
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On the basis of this joint study a pilot scheme was devised for making special provision in aselectedarea.
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It so happens that on this occasion, in aselectedarea, it visited exclusively prep schools.
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We are also considering creating a pilot training scheme within aselectedarea.
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Undoubtedly he has worked hard and assiduously in finding out all the facts relating to rural work, and particularly with regard to theselectedarea.
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Theselectedareawill be outlined by dotted lines, referred to as marching ants.
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The phone number is chosen by the user from available numbers inselectedareacodes.
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These dotted lines are called marching ants, because the dashes look like ants marching around theselectedarea.
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A magnified view of theselectedareais displayed in the lower 1/3 part of the screen.
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