precise alignment

collocation in English

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precise
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsaɪs/us
/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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alignment
noun
uk
/əˈlaɪn.mənt/us
/əˈlaɪn.mənt/
an arrangement in which two or more things are positioned in a straight line or parallel to ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandalignmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To compare labels more carefully, sections were matched at high power, using blood vessels to achieveprecisealignment.
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I repeat that no decision has yet been made and that we still have a long way to go before theprecisealignmentis produced.
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The choice of which route should be adopted and itsprecisealignmentcannot be determined without further detailed design work and wider public discussion.
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The choice of which route should be adopted and itsprecisealignmentcannot be determined without further detailed design work and wider public discusson.
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Theprecisealignmentof the route has yet to be determined and in consequence the property to be demolished cannot yet be identified.
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When theprecisealignmentcomes, a number of the questions now being asked will be properly answered.
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I have tried to explain that there is not yet aprecisealignment.
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Even when one line is firmly proposed, there will still be the opportunity for further discussion onprecisealignment.
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That will take some months, and in the meantime it is fruitless to speculate on theprecisealignmentand the fine detail of the environmental impact.
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Within the meter, two figure 8 shaped lobes, the rotors (also known as impellers or pistons), spin inprecisealignment.
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Another downside is that the technology requires aprecisealignmentbetween the battery and the charging facility.
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Many of the internal mechanical systems (e.g. engine coupling to prop) requireprecisealignmentin order to operate.
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While flexible units offer some movement and give between the shafts, rigid couplings are the most effective choice forprecisealignmentand secure hold.
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Manufacturing is also more difficult, asprecisealignmentof the flat sides of the winding must be maintained (some rotation of the winding on roundwound strings is acceptable).
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Petrucci later developed a process which required only two passes through the press, but was still taxing since each pass required veryprecisealignmentfor the result to be legible.
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