intricate network

collocation in English

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intricate
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.trɪ.kət/us
/ˈɪn.trə.kət/
having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or ...
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network
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnet.wɜːk/us
/ˈnet.wɝːk/
a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a ...
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(Definition ofintricateandnetworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such a rationalization of gham-khadi, however, fails to deal with theintricatenetworkof zeest-rozgar relationships on their own terms.
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The conceptual ground for both judges and parties, namely government as anintricatenetworkof officeholders, was antithetical to this idea.
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During the 1790s these linkages resulted in anintricatenetwork.
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Music and libretto in this case do not distil the protagonist's character; rather, they broaden the representational space into anintricatenetworkof associations.
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Before, rail boasted a veryintricatenetwork, opening up both villages in the countryside and ports and factories in the cities.
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They have built up anintricatenetworkof trade regulations and restrictions.
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The prospect—now nearly at hand—of extending the vast andintricatenetworkof super-sensitive warning systems and hairtrigger explosives hundreds and thousands of miles straight up is stupefying.
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All the reservoirs and canals in an area were interconnected by anintricatenetwork, so that excess water from one will flow into the other.
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This nucleus wraps around the thalamus, forming a thin net, for which it is named (reticular means netlike or anintricatenetwork).
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The railway served for cargo transport only creating anintricatenetworkof sidings into local coal pits.
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Anintricatenetworkof underground passages connected the imperial harem with other palaces and the city.
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The heart and the kidneys are involved in maintaining hemodynamic stability and organ perfusion through anintricatenetwork.
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Anintricatenetworkof capillary vessels forms between these two thecal layers and begins to circulate blood to and from the follicle.
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They are called lace bugs because the pronotum and forewings of the adult have a delicate andintricatenetworkof divided areas that resemble lace.
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The ha-ha fence is part of thisintricatenetwork.
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A diagram that sets out theintricatenetworkof intersecting and overlapping food chains for an ecosystem is called its food web.
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However over time, they strayed away from this agenda and became anintricatenetworkof espionage and terror.
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Organizations of scalpers have emerged, and the scalpers inside the sometimesintricatenetworkwork collectively to make the most gain out of the tickets.
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This separates the automotive service grid (for delivery and emergency vehicles) and pedestrian traffic below, and creating anintricatenetworkof bridges, walkways, and old staircases.
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