initial success
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandsuccess
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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success
noun
uk/səkˈses/us/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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(Definition ofinitialandsuccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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After someinitialsuccessthe drainage commissioners found themselves immersed in legal wranglings with landowners and maintenance of the drainage system largely fell into abeyance.
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Theinitialsuccessof cloning was 10/20.
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Theinitialsuccessof cloning was 5/12.
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In addition toinitialsuccessor failure, outcomes may include relapse, adverse events, discontinuation, loss to follow-up, or death.
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Theinitialsuccessobtained by few defectors is quickly learned by the other agents, leading to lower and lower payoffs.
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Our efforts to describe these three family dimensions from everyday triadic play interactions appear to have met with someinitialsuccess.
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Nor did it rest on itsinitialsuccess.
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Thisinitialsuccesscontributed to turn light scattering into a routine tool for rapid screening of crystallization conditions.
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Theinitialsuccessobtained by few defectors is learned by the others, leading to lower and lower payoffs.
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Even when randomization is possible, theinitialsuccessin random assignment does not ensure that experimental and control groups will remain comparable throughout the study.
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Over time, however, managed care fell victim to inflated expectations, its owninitialsuccess, and larger fiscal forces.
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Theinitialsuccessof irrigated agriculture in augmenting wild resources allows population growth.
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With the introduction of 4th generation device and over-the-wire technique, theinitialsuccessrate has increased to 99% and therefore, long-term success rate is likely to be greater than 95%.
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Initialsuccessin the implementation of neoliberal reforms (that were backed by large firms and the political elite) led to increasing dissatisfaction from a majority of the population.
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However, subsequent studies could not repeat thisinitialsuccessand it appeared that an unacceptably high multiplicity of infection was necessary to achieve efficient transfection in vivo.
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Because of thatinitialsuccess, we wanted to consider the issues further and to increase the number of pilots.
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Despite theinitialsuccess, we have failed to arrest the drift from the land.
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Following theinitialsuccess, or apparent success, in treating the patient, we decided last year that we would carry out tests.
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The more tasks we expect it to perform, the greater the risk that it will not enjoyinitialsuccess.
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