selected individual

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meaningsofselectandindividual

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select
adjective
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/sɪˈlekt/us
/səˈlekt/
of only the best type or highest quality, and usually small in size ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition ofselectandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The authors tracked eachselectedindividualup to the point of marriage, death or the age of twenty-three.
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For each child, a randomlyselectedindividualfrom the population of "potential exterminants" is deleted.
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Once a randomlyselectedindividualat a given residential telephone number was identified, up to five attempts were made to contact that individual to complete the survey.
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Salt can also be used as a decorative element onselectedindividualpots.
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It can replace a whole node in theselectedindividual, or it can replace just the node's information.
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A disease may be able to spread in the fully-mixed portion even though a randomlyselectedindividualwould lead to fewer than one secondary case.
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As a museum of contemporary art, it commissions new site-specific works, presents them to the widest possible audience and maintainsselectedindividualinstallations in a growing - and distinctive - permanent collection.
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Interest is paid as on a traditional fixed rate bond, but the issuer will redeem randomlyselectedindividualbonds within the issue according to a schedule.
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It then offers selected individuals a spot in a program that includes a stipend to turn their lives around.
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Sometimes mutation is also applied to add new properties or change existing properties of a few randomly selected individuals.
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Coolhunters will typically gather a group of randomly selected individuals from their target demographic.
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Forms, which amount to a personal and exclusive invitation, are sent to about three thousand selected individuals to invite them to submit nominations.
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Selected individuals grown in seed orchards are a good source for seeds to develop adequate planting material.
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The document also had the authority to give permission for selected individuals to read books which were forbidden.
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Command economies may allow selected individuals to be creative but can not sustain a creative economy.
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These specialists generally pass on their knowledge to selected individuals before death.
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In 1887, a system of partial elections was established, allowing selected individuals to vote for members on the board.
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Calcium channel blockers may improve diastolic function in selected individuals.
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The focus group technique involves a moderator facilitating a small group discussion between selected individuals on a particular topic.
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