selected target

collocation in English

meaningsofselectandtarget

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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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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition ofselectandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In consequence, documents can have different shapes according to theselectedtargetformat.
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In the remaining 12 cases, one tracer failed to reach theselectedtargetarea.
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Theselectedtargetpoints are not only on the projection but also on the remaining portion of the object.
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Nevertheless, theselectedtargetpopulation- rural married women between the ages of 15 and 44-has been extensively covered.
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This system allows advertisers to put online advertising before aselectedtargetaudience.
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Not some product manufactured with hard disc recording to cater to a carefullyselectedtargetaudience.
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The purpose of ammunition is to project force against aselectedtarget.
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The player who is the empire selects a target (the closer the better) and places the pieces at random between the cannon and theselectedtarget.
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These firepower ratings equate to the number of dice that can be thrown for that infantry figure trying to score a hit on aselectedtarget.
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The game also provides the player with a feature known as the spyglass, which provides a magnified image of theselectedtargetand indicates its current heading.
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Each hole is positioned specifically for aselectedtarget, so every field in which spectra are to be acquired requires a unique plate.
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It's self-contained and every distribution includes the complete toolchain needed to compile (or interpret, depending on theselectedtarget) and deploy the code to the selected hardware target.
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That's why theselectedtargethas to be paid to their propaganda purposes and the methods of approach in selecting the target, unconventional.
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Selected targets were only a partial representation of the overall strategy.
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Graduates will have the skills of producing user guidelines, product catalogues and technical texts (both as publications and web-based presentations) forselectedtargetgroups, and designing advertising / promotional materials.
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The purpose of intelligence analysis is to reveal to a specific decision maker the underlying significance ofselectedtargetinformation.
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So it was more efficient and more moral to go for selected targets.
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F-117s dropped satellite-guided strike munitions on selected targets, with high success.
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