illustrative case
collocation in Englishmeaningsofillustrativeandcase
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illustrative
adjective
uk/ˈɪl.ə.strə.tɪv/us/ɪˈlʌs.trə.t̬ɪv/
helping to explain or ...
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case
noun
uk/keɪs/us/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofillustrativeandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofillustrative case
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Anillustrativecaseexample might offer some clarity.
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Several sets of resolutions are tested for the aforementionedillustrativecase.
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In those cases where empirical material has been used, it has mostly been a question ofillustrativecasestudies.
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The final stage of analysis involved synthesis and further interpretation of the various findings through the use ofillustrativecasestudies.
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Thisillustrativecaseobviously does not permit us to draw any firm conclusion.
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She notes that climacteric symptoms are very similar to those of puberty, and employsillustrativecasestudies.
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In short, the 'invention' of the hunter-gatherers is anillustrativecaseof an existing conceptual structure modified by the collective human agency in new, historically contingent conditions.
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Audrey's is anillustrativecasein point.
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It will be backed with more detailed guidance andillustrativecasestudies.
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In perhaps the mostillustrativecase, a trilingual subject with a lesion to the caudate was observed.
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I now say something about a few illustrative cases.
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We give just a few illustrative cases, the others being similar.
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We use illustrative cases that show how social capital possibly mediates or may also inhibit technology uptake.
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For the contraction rules we show just two illustrative cases, the remaining cases are extremely similar.
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The illustrative cases which follow serve to outline further avenues for research, and are not the result of work that specifically aimed to explore these issues.
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That was a very long time indeed to deal with six illustrative cases.
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