informal survey

collocation in English

meaningsofinformalandsurvey

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informal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfɔː.məl/us
/ɪnˈfɔːr.məl/
not formal ...
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survey
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɜː.veɪ/us
/ˈsɝː.veɪ/
an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking ...
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(Definition ofinformalandsurveyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I conducted aninformalsurveyon this point.
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I have taken aninformalsurveyon this point.
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It will then consider implementation issues through a review of the literature and aninformalsurveyof practitioners.
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There is the matter of theinformalsurvey.
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Theinformalsurveyfrom the parents point to what is likely to emerge from the formal survey.
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However, aninformalsurveyshows that the centres are by no means evenly distributed throughout the country and there are gaps, especially in rural areas.
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We do not know the figures, but we are asking as part of theinformalsurvey.
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In theinformalsurvey, how far is anyone asking parents what they think, as opposed to the local authorities?
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The results of aninformalsurveyof local education authorities suggest there were some 6,850 appeals in respect of secondary school admissions in the calendar year 1987.
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Aninformalsurveyof residents in the affected area showed that slightly more were in favour of the wind farm than those who were opposed.
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However, the conference report cautions that the methods used to average responses to theinformalsurvey is suspect due to the treatment of non-responses.
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In aninformalsurveyof three agencies with trunked systems that included this feature, users at two sites reported they did not think their system included the feature.
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Moreover, based on aninformalsurveyof the most accurate forecasters, it found that they were likely to use formal statistical models rather than pure judgment.
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Informal surveys suggest that many of them think that such issues simply do not apply to them—they do not feel at risk.
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