incomplete picture

collocation in English

meaningsofincompleteandpicture

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incomplete
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.kəmˈpliːt/us
/ˌɪn.kəmˈpliːt/
not having some parts, or ...
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picture
noun
uk
/ˈpɪk.tʃər/us
/ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/
a drawing, painting, ...
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(Definition ofincompleteandpicturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincomplete picture

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In a bilingual context, to consider either language in isolation gives anincompletepicture.
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Theincompletepictureof the embryopathy may be easily missed.
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Theincompletepictureof the embryopathy may easily be missed.
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In summary, this study provides an interesting yetincompletepictureof the relationship between testosterone and problem behavior in adolescents.
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Thus, taken together, the available evidence leaves a muddled andincompletepicture.
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The research reported here provides an important first examination of the issue offering a clearer but stillincompletepictureof market failure.
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This makes it an impractical approach, providing, at best, anincompletepictureof the possible qualitative behavior of the model.
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Though useful, this is by far anincompletepictureof the fuel layer surface.
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Suggesting that unemployment developments only follow economic ups and downs, and the resulting variations in the demand for labour, would be to judge on the basis of anincompletepicture.
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This, in turn, suggests that both classes of psycholinguistic models might give anincompletepictureabout what computations are necessary to handle these different types of verbs.
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Given object information alone, and considering only one sentence at a time, there is no way to consistently match the imperfective sentence to theincompletepicture.
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Even here, however, we only have anincompletepictureabout what induces hibernation and the associated biochemical changes and genetic switches to maintain it during torpor.
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It has also been suggested that a study dealing with language change based on written texts alone would give an unsatisfactory andincompletepictureof the change.
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Collectively, these findings suggest that examining only that which is common to informants, without also considering that which is unique to each informant, yields anincompletepicture.
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However, existing international rankings can give anincompletepictureof the performance of universities.
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Despite the attempts of our constituents, we often get anincompletepicture.
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As he will have noted carefully, it did not take into account income saved or invested, which gave a ratherincompletepicture.
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I do not dispute their experience, or say that they are wrong on the principle, but they painted anincompletepicture.
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It gives anincompletepictureof the agency's financial results and activities.
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