hypothetical situation

collocation in English

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hypothetical
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/
imagined or suggested but not necessarily real ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofhypotheticalandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thishypotheticalsituationis then compared with the actual levels of partisan strength from 1964 to 1974.
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Consider the following analogy between the limitations facing a free music composer with ahypotheticalsituationfor a composer of traditional instruments and harmonic traditions.
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In the oral test, the students were given a rudimentary map of the area plus a summary of thehypotheticalsituationand their task.
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For instance, let us consider ahypotheticalsituationin tactile perception.
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For example, let us consider the followinghypotheticalsituation.
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To see that the weighted average of cue validities is more revealing than the simple average, it is illustrative to consider the followinghypotheticalsituation.
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For eachhypotheticalsituation, children responded to two questions that assessed their cognitive sensitivity, or hostile attributions, for the provocation.
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The distinctive contractualist approach is to design a test that certifies principles on the basis that they would secure a kind of unanimous consent of people in ahypotheticalsituation.
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This case, however, was not ahypotheticalsituation; the 6-year-old girl had met with her healthcare team, and in that safe harbor she had refused to proceed.
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In the same section we also compare the existing water tariff structure with ahypotheticalsituation where all water authorities on the island adopt a uniform fixed price policy.
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Figure 6 summarizes thehypotheticalsituation.
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To illustrate, consider ahypotheticalsituationin which a person with cystic fibrosis asks to be cloned, and a cure for cystic fibrosis is not yet available.
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In this country we cannot organise our defence forces on the basis of covering everyhypotheticalsituation.
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I do not expect to get very far with the question of thehypotheticalsituationin which the powers would be used.
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I shall not waste time talking about the costings of ahypotheticalsituationthat does not accord with my party's policy.
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I am not in a position to make any statement regarding such ahypotheticalsituation.
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It would be very unwise for me to speculate on ahypotheticalsituation.
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I would not wish to comment on ahypotheticalsituation.
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I would have to guess or produce somehypotheticalsituation.
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