initial selection

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandselection

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofinitialandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinitial selection

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Theinitialselectionof candidate parents is based on body weight at 6 weeks of age and conformation score.
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These effects are to be found in all phases of the research process frominitialselectionof topic to final reporting of results.
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Initialselectionwere based on transthoracic echocardiography with further assessment of morphology and dimension by trans-oesophageal echocardiography at the time of implantation.
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In response to a query, aninitialselectionof captions is made using a simple, keyword-based matching algorithm.
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Other strategies to verify the legitimacy of the collected data included debriefing of students after the lessons and theinitialselectionof experienced teachers with high public profile.
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This is almost certainly the result of theinitialselectioncriteria : almost all had established chronic illnesses and had been in contact with services for 10 years or more.
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I insisted that these procedures must be transparent and that after theinitialselection, appointments are made on merit.
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I do not dissent from theinitialselectionmade of plant and machinery in manufacturing industry.
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Afterinitialselectionby interview, they must complete successfully an intensive residential training course, usually lasting four weeks.
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Thisinitialselectionprocess was aimed to avoid abortive tendering costs being incurred by the construction industry.
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It identified a number of areas of risk such asinitialselectionfor appointment, promotion, posting and training.
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Theinitialselectionof post-graduate students is not easy.
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We ask regional health authority chairmen to assist in theinitialselectionof candidates for chairmen's appointments to national health service authorities and trusts in their area.
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Experience of contracting out government services in this and other countries shows that carefulinitialselectionof private sector contractors ensures that continued good service is provided.
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The band made aninitialselectionbased on 35 songs to be used for their second album.
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Of 300-1500 candidates, only 36 to 20 actually complete theinitialselectionprocess.
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After theinitialselection, there is a continuous selection in athletes' match ability.
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Theinitialselectionleft fourteen systems under consideration, then nine for the year-long detailed inspection.
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Further information can be gleaned by considering the same functions for the residuals of a model fitted with aninitialselectionof "p" and "q".
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Thisinitialselectionthen carried across to the game.
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