positive result

collocation in English

meaningsofpositiveandresult

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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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result
noun
uk
/rɪˈzʌlt/
us
/rɪˈzʌlt/
something that happens or exists because of ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandresultfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpositive result

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Nopositiveresultwas found.
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The onlypositiveresultis the following one.
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Apositiveresultto this would also settle the first two questions.
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This is the firstpositiveresultthat includes the important point (2, 0).
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Apositiveresultwas indicated by the colourless solution turning red.
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Of 24 cases with non-specific pathological alterations, 5 provided apositiveresult(20.8 %).
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The likelihood of apositiveresultin these negotiations is not good.
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In order to obtain apositiveresult, we shall consider flows satisfying the following condition.
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Apositiveresultis considered mutation-positive, while a negative finding is a mutation-negative result.
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This is apositiveresult, provided some management program is put in place to rejuvenate the saline soils.
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Individuals with apositiveresultin these serological methods with the above-mentioned cut-off values were considered immune.
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Those samples giving apositiveresultat 1 in 400 were titrated to their end point titres.
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Any putativelypositiveresultis reported to the infant's family doctor without delay, to enable further investigation.
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An amplicon of exactly the same length to that of the positive control was read as apositiveresult.
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This is apositiveresult, since very similar performance is achieved over time with a lower adaptation gain.
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In trying to replicate an initialpositiveresult, it might be more prudent to exclude that report from subsequent analyses.
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The most consistentpositiveresultwas that the more financial support seniors received, the more household services they gave.
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We wanted apositiveresult.
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That is apositiveresult.
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It is apositiveresult.
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The meetings have had apositiveresult.
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