potential donor

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialanddonor

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/
us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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donor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdəʊ.nər/
us
/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/
a person who gives some of their blood or a part of their body to help someone who ...
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(Definition ofpotentialanddonorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpotential donor

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Certainly, disclosure should be made and thepotentialdonorshould be prompted to consider carefully the risks.
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He himself will not forget to claim his ' kola ' or rightful ' part ', as occurs when thepotentialdonorseems distracted or recalcitrant.
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Two or morepotentialdonorlanguages sometimes share the same linguistic features, both or all of which can be identified as plausible sources.
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The farmer could then repossess his land and turn to anotherpotentialdonorof pensions.
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Perspectives guide physicians (and other professionals) trying to decide if apotentialdonoris acceptable.
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The present study has defined additional criteria which makes apotentialdonorineligible for donation.
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It may be that the habitual effect achieves maximum strength only in those areas where (almost) allpotentialdonorvarieties contribute such a habitual distinction.
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In contrast, the family member who is apotentialdonorhas a prima facie obligation to donate because of the nature of relationships within the family.
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For standard assumptions with respect to the utility function ofpotentialdonorcountries, this implies that the incentive to conserve (more) tropical forests will be lower.
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Earlier we argued in favor of a "best interest of thepotentialdonor" standard as morally and politically appropriate for cases of minors and living-related donation.
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Bilateral, implant reconstruction is a much less invasive technique, is generally well tolerated and eliminatespotentialdonor-site morbidity. 6.
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That leaves out a significant category ofpotentialdonor—the entrepreneur who has built a business, such as a dot.
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Hence, we will have lost apotentialdonor, whom we would otherwise have had.
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In the case of land and unlisted securities, a wealthypotentialdonormay often be rich in assets but not particularly rich in income terms.
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Thirdly, doctors do not want to be accused of hastening the death of apotentialdonor.
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The major inhibition has been the reluctance of the medical profession to begin the suitable procedures when it has apotentialdonorin its care.
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Somewhere at the back of their minds they know that there is apotentialdonor.
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It seems that this clause requires that eachpotentialdonorbe given this clear statement either verbally or in writing.
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They seem far less willing to act when their patient is apotentialdonor, because he has died.
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