previous record

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meaningsofpreviousandrecord

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previous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/
happening or existing before something or ...
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noun
uk
/ˈrek.ɔːd/us
/ˈrek.ɚd/
a piece of information or a description of an event that is written on paper or stored on ...
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(Definition ofpreviousandrecordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevious record

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Thepreviousrecordlow was 40 in 1977.
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This no doubt led to hispreviousrecordbeing overlooked.
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He had apreviousrecordof driving offences.
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This clearly shows that thepreviousrecordhas been broken.
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That was just possible, despite thepreviousrecord.
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Thepreviousrecordis irrelevant to any other possible issue.
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We had nopreviousrecordof their names.
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But thepreviousrecordwas even worse in a way.
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That exceeded apreviousrecordof 7,600 in 1999.
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Each country should compare its own record with thepreviousrecord.
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If he lives up to hispreviousrecord, it will not be any good to us.
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Would it be the notoriety of the defendant or hispreviousrecord?
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We have only the man's word for hispreviousrecordin civil life.
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It has broken thepreviousrecordas the largest intake in its history.
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Each application is judged on its merits, taking into account the individual'spreviousrecord, conduct, qualifications.
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They have some way to go before they break theirpreviousrecord.
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There is nothing in theirpreviousrecordwhich leads us to have great confidence in them.
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Therefore, in 1916 the value for the single year rose £10 above anypreviousrecord.
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This is a difficulty of which there is nopreviousrecord.
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That will come on top of thepreviousrecordlevels of inward investment.
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I wonder whether the magistrates had full access to hispreviousrecord.
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The quantum of damage is based on actual loss and not onpreviousrecord.
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There is apreviousrecordof this as it has happened before.
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Generally speaking, the performance record of the privatised utilities is vastly superior to theirpreviousrecord.
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In assessing loss of liberty, the client'spreviousrecordmight well prove important.
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