Hertravelcompanywas the firstofitskind(= ofothersthat aresimilar).她的旅游公司是同类中的首家。
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a group of people or things that share similar qualities
sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.
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Racism of any kind isabhorrentto me.
Idetestany kind ofcruelty.
She's got some kind ofjobinradio.
"I will notallowthat kind ofbehaviourin myclass, " theteachersaidseverely.
Wood,coal,oil,petrol, andgasare all different kinds offuel.
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Sort,typeandkind
Sort, type and kind all generally mean the same thing. They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics. We use these words very often when we describe things and we often find them in dictionary definitions:…
Kind ofandsort of
Kind of and sort of are very common expressions in speaking. They soften other words and phrases so that they do not appear too direct or exact. Kind of is more common in American English. Sort of is more common in British English:…
This can be developed by saying that an 'organic' growth, without the structuring element of somekindof framework, is chaos.
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Television contributes to this aural pollution by reducing everykindof music to the same level of a passing moment in the televisual flow.
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The present continually reinforces the memorized auditory data and demands a newkindof auditory awareness.
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The first author of this paper has based literally dozens of other implementations on it, unifying datatypes representing many different kinds of terms.
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The network contains onekindof picture which describes sample paths characteristics.
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The associations that this random input produces are consequently weakened, and the process is repeated many times with different kinds of random input.
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Thiskindof institutional structure allows organisation leaders to develop internal practices that reshape conventional social roles.
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The information contained in evidence tables may vary, depending on what kinds of studies are being used and also on the scope of the assessment.
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Only then need the lawyer start to think about the nature of anykindof defence strategy.
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We maintain this distinction here also, focusing on behavioral and verbal expressions of three kinds of caring themes: prosocial concern, reparation for wrongdoing, and affiliation.
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They are the kinds of things we learn to use in school.
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You have to treat it, do all kinds of things to it, theme it in order to bring it to people.
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I always take akindof 'what if ' approach, and try to do new things.
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These kinds of responses were conducive to language development and provided a guide to the students in their thinking about language.
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The firstkindof profiling is directly relevant to programmers, but the distinction between the dynamic and lexical styles is subtle.
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Collocationswithkind
kind
These are words often used in combination withkind.
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certain kind
No value or faith unilaterally dictate acertainkindof punishment.
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different kind
Contrast the requirements of morality (or, to take adifferentkindof example, of a particular club).
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kind of blackmail
This becomes akindofblackmailfor signing the voluntary agreement.
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