potential target
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandtarget
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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target
noun
uk/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The two models then capture how thepotentialtargetinterprets this uncertainty and increased choice set.
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The screening of the bulk ofpotentialtargetgenes or proteins in order to select those that have clinical importance is now a major challenge.
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This suggests that pregnancy is associated with a higher susceptibility to the effects of this cytokine, and thus it might be apotentialtargetfor therapeutic intervention.
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This increased theirpotentialtargetaudience and allowed for ready comparisons but devalued individual difference to promote a homogenous portrait of the typical salesman.
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We suggest that the central role of quorum-sensing-regulated grazing resistance provides apotentialtargetin the bio-control of surface-associated bacteria.
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One obvious issue that needs to be addressed is how the matrix direct object, when present, avoids being apotentialtargetfor genitive case.
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For them, as long as a company continued to test on animals, it was apotentialtarget.
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The underlying underspecification of a feature does, however, render a segment vulnerable as apotentialtargetof spreading.
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It is apotentialtargetcondition for screening programs, as treatment with statins is effective and delays or prevents the onset of coronary heart disease (27;49).
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When a sharp consonant intervenes between the triggering 4-series sibilant and apotentialtargetvowel, vowel retraction is blocked; sharp consonants are thus opaque to progressive 4-flattening.
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The point is that thepotentialtargetin each case is just the same.
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Fundamental reform of local government finance might be apotentialtarget.
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There is also the specific sensitivity and thepotentialtargetthat a school may present to those who wish to cause mischief.
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At present, the tendency on the other side appears to be to concentrate on close defence ofpotentialtargetareas.
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Why they were travelling together in one aircraft, and thereby presenting apotentialtargetfor sabotage, is another issue.
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Hazard includes not only the tree's condition, but thepotentialtargetas well.
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These criteria restricted the field ofpotentialtargetareas.
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Each step in the process is apotentialtargetfor therapies to prevent or reduce metastasis.
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Thesepotentialtargetcells are called "neighbours" and the list is called "neighbour list".
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