interesting parallel

collocation in English

meaningsofinterestingandparallel

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interesting
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.trə.stɪŋ/
us
/ˈɪn.trɪ.stɪŋ/
Someone or something that is interesting keeps your attention because he, she, or it is unusual, exciting, or has a lot ...
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parallel
noun
uk
/ˈpær.ə.lel/
us
/ˈper.ə.lel/
something very similar to something else, or a similarity between ...
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(Definition ofinterestingandparallelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here we see aninterestingparallelwith the current process of globalisation.
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Members are paid dividends and there is aninterestingparallelhere with the development of work programmes in mental health services.
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The program hasinterestingparallelbehaviour, namely a high degree of synchronisation, data-dependent sharing of intermediate results and a high degree of spatial locality.
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As a similar mediating device, the railroad topic forms aninterestingparallelto the crossroads mythology in the blues.
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There is aninterestingparallel(more than merely coincidental) in the uses of the term "binding" in logic and neuroscience.
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There is, incidentally, aninterestingparallelhere, that the language-gene hunters might learn from.
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In this connection there is aninterestingparallelin the case of the boards of great nationalised undertakings.
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There is aninterestingparallelin this respect which may be drawn from horse racing.
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Aninterestingparallelcan be drawn between alcohol and drug-taking.
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There is aninterestingparallelhere with the 1929·1931 period.
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Their record on unemployment benefit reflects aninterestingparallel, which is the time-lag problem.
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That is aninterestingparallel, and one that we can adopt.
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Does he accept that there is aninterestingparallelin criminal law with custody time limits?
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For good reasons—and in ratherinterestingparallelcircumstances—it was decided that the burden of proof would rest with the defendant rather than with the prosecution.
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For those with a historical frame of mind, there is aninterestingparallel.
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It is a strange andinterestingparallelwith this country.
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There is aninterestingparallelin this respect.
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There is aninterestingparallelwith the 30 changes in the way in which the figures have been calculated.
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