incremental change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincrementalandchange
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incremental
adjective
uk/ˌɪŋ.krəˈmen.təl/us/ˌɪŋ.krəˈmen.t̬əl/
in a series ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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We focus in this article onincrementalchange, but our framework also sheds light on cases of episodic change.
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In the process, however, he requested a new government committed to reform, since domestic pressures had convinced him thatincrementalchangewas necessary.
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While sudden and major changes in primary health care delivery are unlikely (and undesirable), significantincrementalchangearound health promotion is possible.
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Criticism by public opinion or institutions can stimulateincrementalchangein institutions.
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As new ideas have become more popular and as interests have put more emphasis on grazing policy,incrementalchangehas occurred.
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With blame avoidance, the book argues thatincrementalchangeis more likely than major change, presumably because incremental change is less noticed by the electorate.
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Nonetheless, changing ideas can lead toincrementalchange, which can support reform at a later critical juncture.
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Thus, anincrementalchangein seat share should have weaker consequences for leaders of major parties.
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Theincrementalchangeupon stimulation from deep anesthesia was larger.
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Incrementalchange, in contrast, is generally confined to a specific issue area or task environment.
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A micro-window, in contrast, creates the possibility for onlyincrementalchange, because officials' writs are limited and are confined to a specific policy area.
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In other words, one must imagine what would happen to the dependent variable with anincrementalchangein the independent variable.
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Taken together, the above issues and the economic and social pressures on primary care have resulted in missed opportunities for cumulative,incrementalchangeinvolving health promotion.
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This is clearly important, given the implications of some of their recommendations and how restrictive they would be if required by regulations, such as traditional designs andincrementalchange.
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This omission if foreshadowed in the foreword where he admits that his dominant interpretive framework is the pragmatic model ofincrementalchangepunctuated by sudden bursts of radical reform.
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Grindle calls these reforms audacious because they constitute a dramatic departure from the usual processes of slowincrementalchange.
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It cleared the ground for a capital gains tax but also showed where the advantage ofincrementalchange would lie (in having a tax which covered long-term gains).
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It might also makeincrementalchangeseem impossible, even worthless, in a real world where habits die but slowly, and most ' muddle through ' in less-than-ideal circumstances (pp. 216-17, 267).
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