personal observation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandobservation
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personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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observation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandobservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It was projected from those data that two independent sets of six enzymes would produce similarity measures that were highly correlated (r=0.8) (personalobservation).
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It presumes that the speaker has infinite knowledge extending far beyondpersonalobservation.
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In terms of occupied space, they may literally monopolise the upper sediment strata at lower tidal levels (personalobservation).
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Although advice and guidelines on "how to sell" permeate textbooks and manuals on selling, they are based only onpersonalobservationand intuition.
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This response is characteristic of many beetles when they feel threatened (personalobservation).
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However, the reality is that near patient testing for oral anticoagulation monitoring is increasing in an ad hoc manner (personalobservation) without evaluation.
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While these woodlands were managed for a different aim than those used for timber production the two processes result in structurally similar woodlands (personalobservation).
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In both areas, the most abundant felid is the domestic cat (personalobservation).
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O157 has been found at low prevalence in samples of component feeds prior to their exposure to cattle on the farm (personalobservation).
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Personalobservationsuggests that academia is one of the last strongholds of spectacle wearing, and unequal refractive errors for the two eyes are quite common. 50.
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V. encelioides, which was rare in the area in 1998, had increased considerably by 2005 (personalobservation).
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Thirdly, there clearly was and is an effective informal seed system whereby information about new cultivars spreads rapidly via friends, relatives andpersonalobservation, and wherein seed is supplied farmer-to-farmer.
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Goffman developed his theory frompersonalobservationand intuition.
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Moreover, cells with a rough surface may be damaged due to culture conditions and/or trypsinisation treatment (personalobservation), which also enhances the cellular lysis rate.
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I would also like to add apersonalobservation.
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It is apersonalobservationfrom someone who has no secretary here and who makes very few claims on the facilities.
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