initial rejection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandrejection
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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rejection
noun
uk/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/us/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/
the act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone ...
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(Definition ofinitialandrejectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinitial rejection
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The attitude of the agricultural establishment moved frominitialrejection, to tolerance and finally integration into the mainstream.
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Despite theinitialrejectionof a dialogue with communists on the issue of peace, the early 1950s saw a gradual adaptation.
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The deactivated rule can also be reactivated in future updates, if some newly added rule can in turn override the rule that caused theinitialrejection.
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Therefore, according to the report, they immediately employed a range of defensive tactics, only one of which involved theinitialrejectionof the idea and principle of tape-recording.
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Another reason for ourinitialrejectionwas the regulations relating to the area of private equity, which would, in fact, have led to distortions of competition in this area.
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Though the screenplay was regarded as exceptionally good by independent consultants, it was given as the reason for theinitialrejection.
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After aninitialrejectionat a referendum in 1996, a modified plan was confirmed at a further referendum in 2002.
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She arranged an interview for her daughter, who, after aninitialrejection, was hired soon after.
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An efficient officer on the corps level, he was promoted above his qualification and in spite of his owninitialrejectionof the appointment.
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Of the 4,700 inspections in 2006, half resulted in aninitialrejection.
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After aninitialrejectionto this new location, temporary planning permission for 2 years was given to the school in 2005, with the time limit subsequently removed in 2007.
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After itsinitialrejectionof the students' enrollment and the threat of a subsequent lawsuit, the university enacted a policy to admit all qualified applicants regardless of color.
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The fresh voyage in search of new meaning to life recorded there grows out of the hero'sinitialrejection of his past experiences in the first two sections.
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By the same date 6,300 awards had been made, including those following an application for review, and there had been 6,000 initial rejections.
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Despite initial rejections by all aircraft engine manufacturers, the manifold eventually became standard equipment on many models.
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