positive model

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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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model
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.əl/us
/ˈmɑː.dəl/
something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandmodelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are being unfair to children if we do not give them apositivemodelto which they can aspire.
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Collectively they now form an ecovillage which aims to demonstrate apositivemodelof a viable, sustainable human and planetary future.
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The socket is usually manufactured by glass or carbon fiber infused with acrylic resin or from thermoplastics over apositivemodelof the residuum.
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Women must do more than simply avoid setting a bad example: they must provide apositivemodelof chaste, sentimental, subordinate femininity.
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The site could either become apositivemodelfor mineral extraction working to preserve cultural heritage or become an irreparable failure.
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The model extends existing positive models of monetary policy and inflation by explicitly incorporating the intertemporal linkages among budget deficits, debt, and inflation.
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First, they were positive models and reinforcement agents.
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The model extends existing positive models of inflation by explicitly incorporating the intertemporal linkages among budget deficits, debt, and inflation.
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Constructing older people as the defeated adopts another battle metaphor, denies the possibility of positive models of old age, and reinforces the fear of ageing and death.
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Previous measures have not worked; now we have some positive models in place from which to learn.
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Club 360 develops positive models and ways to set and achieve goals.
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