positive direction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpositiveanddirection
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positive
adjective
uk/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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direction
noun
uk/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofpositiveanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpositive direction
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Perceived threat significantly predicted active and avoidant coping and child-report of symptoms in thepositivedirection, as hypothesized.
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He suggested that the sensation seeking trait in normal subjects might be related to augmentingreducing and found non-significant results, but in the expectedpositivedirection.
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Its effects are in the expectedpositivedirectionand substantial in magnitude.
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A change in apositivedirectionwas perceived in the 16-19 years group and also in the 20-25 years group (during teacher training).
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Or rather, it is difficult to change public attitudes in apositivedirection.
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Their effects are in the expectedpositivedirectionand substantial in magnitude.
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Apositivedirectionindex indicates that the response is greatest when the grating or carrier is moving in the preferred direction.
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In contrast to the content analyses, emotion talk was not skewed in thepositivedirection.
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Similarly, sensitivity was low to moderately correlated in thepositivedirectionwith the receptive language and cognitive scores.
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There were 15 items that had apositivedirection, 15 that had a negative direction and three neutral items.
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Protective factors are those that modify the effects of risk in apositivedirection.
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Weak though its effects are, they are in the expectedpositivedirection.
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This reinforces the vulnerability of the homeless person, which is manifested in an inability to cope with either internal or external stresses and unable to maintain apositivedirection.
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A t the central and side positions, is in thepositivedirection(towards the free stream), whereas for the intermediate profile it is in the negative direction.
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Despite variations in the quality of research on home visiting, thepositivedirectionof effect found through high-quality trials is generally supported by the results of weaker evaluations.
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However, it can be simplified by considering particles moving through the x l plane in thepositivedirectiononly.
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