initial survey

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandsurvey

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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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 ofinitialandsurveyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Duration of homelessness among participants in theinitialsurveyranged from 1 week to 9 years, averaging 2.7 years.
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Aninitialsurveyof the data produced twenty-two categories of response.
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Theinitialsurveywas designed to provide benchmark information for comparison to repeat surveys in the same households in 1975 and 1977.
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At insignificant cost, it completed theinitialsurveyof outstanding gaps in the map of coastline, leaving just one for the future.
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After theinitialsurvey, participating students were annually assessed by survey in the school setting through ninth grade.
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This did not appear to support their hypothesis, but to refute it adequately we would need to repeat ourinitialsurveyon another sample.
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Particular emphasis was placed on the 'pest-damage' relationship, which farmers appeared to be unaware of in theinitialsurvey.
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In theinitialsurveyconducted in 1973, over 3700 men, women and children were examined in a random sample of 20 villages.
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Precise details, such as the specifications of the treatment plan on the surface, cannot be determined on the basis ofinitialsurveydrillings.
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My complaint is; why did the board start on this conversion before it had done theinitialsurveyproperly?
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Aninitialsurveyprovided an overall picture in all forces.
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After aninitialsurvey, four specialist groups were set up, including one on pollution.
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Theinitialsurveyis not likely to be completed for at least 100 years.
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Theinitialsurveywas carried out to provide a baseline against which findings from the subsequent surveys could be measured.
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The survey will be repeated annually until 2004 and the results of theinitialsurveyshould be available in the early spring of 2001.
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This covered aninitialsurveyand pilot phase, clearance and disposal, a further survey and environmental management.
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Aninitialsurveyof the region has been started to mark known sites for clearance.
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It is a continuous process and theinitialsurveywork has reached various stages of completion.
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Theinitialsurveyof the area can take place prior to the order making the definable dock area.
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There can be a lengthy period whileinitialsurveywork is undertaken.
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