precise extent

collocation in English

meaningsofpreciseandextent

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precise
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsaɪs/us
/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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extent
noun[S or U]
uk
/ɪkˈstent/us
/ɪkˈstent/
area or ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandextentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, clarifying thepreciseextentto which this hypothesis holds has proven difficult and on occasion controversial.
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In addition, thepreciseextentto which these genes have an influence on surrounding sequences either through direct or background selection remains poorly studied.
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As this is a rather crude indicator of self-employment, thepreciseextentof self-employment is not clear but some impression of its changing importance over time can be obtained.
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The variable nature of the work explains why women did not always indicate in the censuses their part-time service, and therefore our sources cannot establish itspreciseextent.
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I indicated on that occasion that it was not possible to predict thepreciseextentor timing of improvements in our economic growth rate.
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It is perfectly conceivable that to begin with we will get thepreciseextentof the powers wrong.
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We intend to make an order applying the main provisions to local authority companies but are still considering thepreciseextentof that order.
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It is not possible to estimate thepreciseextentof the undervaluation.
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Thepreciseextentof the board's powers in this matter are, however, under further examination.
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We are currently considering thepreciseextentof the longer-term restrictions in consultation with the farmers concerned.
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Thepreciseextentto which overloading of goods vehicles has contributed to accidents on motorways or trunk roads is difficult to determine.
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However, in the absence of crop segregation and specific labelling requirements, it is not possible to determine thepreciseextentof this.
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The financial packages had been offered against a background of uncertainty as to thepreciseextentof the debt.
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It is difficult to determine thepreciseextentof this increase in deaths from lung cancer.
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A sample of the damaged aircraft is being surveyed to establish thepreciseextentof the damage and its structural implications.
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But whatever itspreciseextent, the fall in the number of councillors is a serious matter.
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Thepreciseextentof the amount will not be known until the audit is completed.
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Having decided that basic principle, we had to determine thepreciseextentof the staining requirement, and that proved to be a contentious issue.
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There is a distinction between the foreign policy framework and thepreciseextentof our military commitment.
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