initial impression
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandimpression
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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impression
noun
uk/ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/us/ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/
an idea or opinion of what something or someone ...
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(Definition ofinitialandimpressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinitial impression
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It is also ourinitialimpressionthat this reorientation does not occur through narrative - at least not in any developed sense.
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But as the essays unfold, however, theinitialimpressionis proved to be quite false.
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Rather, the real causal links and gaps are frequently of an essentially different nature than theinitialimpressionmight suggest.
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Ourinitialimpression, however, is that the two accounts are broadly similar, and perhaps are equivalent in terms of empirical consequences.
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Theinitialimpressionof these results is one of inconsistency across the three samples.
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Many people have aninitialimpressionthat consonant clusters are an important feature of phonaesthetic words: in fact, they are not.
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The rate of frequencies, totals, and percentages give us a very suggestiveinitialimpressionof the facts.
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Nonetheless, myinitialimpressionwas that qiangqin was regarded, at least in some quarters, as an 'acceptable' practice in this area.
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Aninitialimpressionwas of some loss of direction over its course; a second hearing may correct that thought.
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Likewise, the priming function of direct perception may be one of setting the stage for an inferential interpretation in agreement with theinitialimpressionconveyed by the direct perception.
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Theinitialimpression, made all the more seductive by the graphic images of brain activity, was that such studies provide a transparent window on normal brain functioning.
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Their idea seems to be to create aninitialimpression—before the facts have been checked—and hope that it will stick later.
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My more detailed consideration confirms myinitialimpression.
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Myinitialimpressionis that there might be difficulties if parallel claims under both delict and contract are competent in relation to the same act of providing a service.
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Slowly, however, the force of his artistry begins to gather beyond thisinitialimpression.
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An outsider'sinitialimpressionis that he is "primus inter pares" in his district.
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Brochures are often printed using four color process on thick, glossy paper to give aninitialimpressionof quality.
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It shaped theinitialimpressionof his writings.
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They form a person'sinitialimpressionof a perfume and thus are very important in the selling of a perfume.
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Despite theirinitialimpressionas evil invaders, they are revealed to be friendly and treat each other like family.
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