intensive search

collocation in English

meaningsofintensiveandsearch

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intensive
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈten.sɪv/us
/ɪnˈten.sɪv/
involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period ...
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search
noun
uk
/sɜːtʃ/us
/sɝːtʃ/
an attempt to find someone ...
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(Definition ofintensiveandsearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintensive search

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These three variables were chosen for analysis only after anintensivesearchfor meaningful independent variates.
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Intensivesearchof records has revealed no such cases.
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Anintensivesearchis being made for alternative premises.
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I understand that thatintensivesearchhas been set afoot.
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Despite anintensivesearcha third device has not been found.
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There has therefore been anintensivesearchfor a solution of these vitally important problems.
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Despite anintensivesearch, a third device has not been found.
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Where there is evidence of unexploded ordnance in particular areas, instrumentation is used to conduct a moreintensivesearch.
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I believe that this could be done if there was a reallyintensivesearchfor a solution.
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But, they were captured by the police after a few days ofintensivesearch.
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Food items in the luggage may be mistaken for dangerous material triggering anintensivesearch.
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Despite theintensivesearchwhich has been made, there is as yet no outlet capable of absorbing large volumes of butter, as there is for skimmed milk powder.
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Hisintensivesearchrevealed a well-concealed and numerically superior hostile force poised to ambush the advancing rangers.
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The wharf was sealed off for a couple of days whilst anintensivesearchtook place for further devices.
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Anintensivesearchfailed to locate the downed plane's pilot, and all search aircraft were vectored back to their base.
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The name of the series and its games are derived from the term manhunt as used in law enforcement, where it refers to anintensivesearchfor a dangerous fugitive.
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