ideal instrument
collocation in Englishmeaningsofidealandinstrument
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ideal
adjective
uk/aɪˈdɪəl/us/aɪˈdiː.əl/
perfect, or the ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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(Definition ofidealandinstrumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Moreover, the fact that it was made of an unusual material inspired inventors to look beyond the traditional materials of instrumental building to create theidealinstrument.
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Of ourse, this does not constitute anidealinstrumentin the eyes of lawyers.
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He was the almostidealinstrument.
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Building societies might well be anidealinstrument, acceptable both to the investors and to the organisations borrowing, to carry out this wholesaling function.
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But this is why a payroll tax is anidealinstrumentfor regional policy.
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We cannot see the "snake" as an essential or, indeed, anidealinstrumentfor the movement towards economic and monetary union.
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Why are we not using thisidealinstrumentto create transparency concerning where, how and under what conditions such products are actually being produced?
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All these ought to be a national charge and not a local charge, and this fund is theidealinstrumentfor that purpose.
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Something ought to be done from this end to find out what is theidealinstrumentrequired, and to give some standard specification to manufacturers in this country.
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Had this been intended, he was the mostidealinstrumentfor the purpose, and one would congratulate those who selected him on their wonderful judgment of men.
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The popes encouraged this association as anidealinstrumentfor the dissemination of good taste and the promotion of musical science.
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There are also structured instruments for evaluating capacity to give informed consent, although noidealinstrumentpresently exists.
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Macro-regions are ideal instruments for dealing with cross-border challenges.
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I do not believe that wages councils are ideal instruments for setting wages.
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