precise objective
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreciseandobjective
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precise
adjective
uk/prɪˈsaɪs/us/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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objective
noun[C]
uk/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Moreover, the collectors' benefaction was made with not a general but apreciseobjective.
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All the measures have apreciseobjective: to value human dignity.
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They can sometimes achieve thepreciseobjective, making it a little more easily, but sometimes they also introduce related issues.
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There is nopreciseobjectiveof seeking to obtain efficiency, management control or parliamentary responsibility.
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Thepreciseobjectiveis to achieve a better management structure than can be achieved at the moment.
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There has been almost a negative effect on income distribution as public expenditure has expanded for thepreciseobjectiveof spreading income more widely.
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Thepreciseobjectiveof the meetings being held is to promote the objectives which we too have in accordance with the ambitions, values and principles that we want to promote.
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Secondly, economic trade and industrial policies should be centred on apreciseobjective—the development of a manufacturing industry which can compete in all the world markets.
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Secondly, economic trade and industrial policies should be centred on apreciseobjective—the development of a manufacturing industry which can compete in all the worlds markets.
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Thepreciseobjectiveof the operation is unknown.
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The precise objectives of the second review were to find out answers to the following questions.
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Clarity regarding the precise objectives of newborn screening is required if optimal screening strategies are to be selected and evaluated.
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It is therefore with impatience that we await your framework programme for competitiveness and innovation, including precise objectives and pre-arranged meetings.
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We were intending to put down reasonably precise objectives that were worth pursuing.
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The existing official schemes vary in their terms and precise objectives.
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This requires a policy where air quality is assessed and action taken to meet clear, precise objectives.
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As these negotiations progress, we shall be able to establish more precise objectives for our fishing industry.
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The lack of clarity about the precise objectives of the military action has also been our downfall.
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Then, because we have not been able to reach an agreement on extremely precise objectives.
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Its precise objectives are an advantage in an imprecise area of the law.
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