preparation time
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreparationandtime
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preparation
noun
uk/ˌprep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌprep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the things that you do or the time that you spend preparing ...
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time
noun
uk/taɪm/us/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofpreparationandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One possible source of informational advantage for plaintiffs is the longerpreparationtimethey may have.
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What did you do during thepreparationtime?
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Neither has difficulty in identifying their personal concept of the music and both spend most of theirpreparationtimedeciding and practising how that concept is to be conveyed.
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With the usual publication process,preparationtimeoften leads to information and data being outdated by the time of release.
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The need for consultation and thepreparationtimerequired for local authority administrators also mean that major changes are unlikely to be introduced until after the next election.
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Partly as a result of the long classroom hours and absence ofpreparationtime, these teachers reported little use of published research in developing ideas for teaching.
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This does require additional development time, which can be difficult to justify within the context of a performance-driven reworking due to increased cost andpreparationtime.
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Self-evidently, this project illustrates the need for adequate resources andpreparationtime, and how the lack of these compromises research quality.
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The railway package contains a proposal that extends thepreparationtimefor liberalising domestic passenger transport.
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Apreparationtimeallowance is also payable where circumstances justify it.
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But plainly some cases are more complex than others and require morepreparationtime.
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In my opinion, this extendedpreparationtimeis not sufficient.
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It can be met only with proper advance training, smaller classes and more generouspreparationtime.
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It must be recognised that morepreparationtimeis needed for both teachers and students.
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Another high school lost three teachers, a caretaker, out-of-school activities and staffpreparationtime.
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Muchpreparationtimeis spent on architecture in a contract for any form of local authority.
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There is often little warning orpreparationtime.
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The effective implementation of the programmes and the participation by the different parties involved requires sufficientpreparationtime.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In the three months before the scheme's introduction we shall be making special efforts to reach small businesses, who need a shorterpreparationtime.
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