indirect approach

collocation in English

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indirect
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/
us
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/
happening in addition to an intended result, often in a way that is complicated or ...
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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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The proposedindirectapproachoperates in two succeive steps.
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In this article, we do not explore the reasons why theindirectapproachhas become the preferred approach in conservation circles.
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However, a combined direct andindirectapproachcan be utilized.
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In fact, however, the state was abandoning direct control in favour of a moreindirectapproach: talk of the state 'pulling out' was simplistic.
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Theindirectapproachgave an estimate of the mutation rate as a by-product of our investigation of linkage disequilibria.
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For some, not obviously implausible, parameter values and objectives, anindirectapproachsimply will not achieve the conservation objective at any reasonable cost.
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In developing this test, we adopt what is essentially anindirectapproach.
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Four times as many equally sized studies are necessary for an adjustedindirectapproachto have the same power as a direct comparison (13).
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Such anindirectapproachto soil conservation is worth considering, since lack of incentives to use more direct mechanical measures is widespread.
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By contrast, constitutional economics takes anindirectapproachto measuring improvement as well as in its views on what politics can do to achieve improvement.
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Anindirectapproachis to compare the net loss in mean fitness of a hybrid population with the width of clines at selected loci.
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Since this would require a larger number of estimates with insufficient data the moreindirectapproach, which relies upon fewer estimates, was adopted.
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Then, anindirectapproachis proposed that is much simpler, where the m-decomposition of f is still carried out, but where the effect of d is easily removed.
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Rather than preaching the importance of 'belief' as he had been doing in the past decade to no great effect, he now adopted anindirectapproach.
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This is one aspect of a slightly more general problem the confrontation of which requires a consideration of a further set of rules, and a ratherindirectapproach.
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As can be observed, theindirectapproachperforms comparatively better at low angular velocities for joints with a higher contribution of friction to the joint torque, specially the first joint.
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Debussy's musical realisation mediates the two representations, finding anindirectapproachto a sound that verbal representation also approaches indirecdy by saying what it is like.
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