precise scope

collocation in English

meaningsofpreciseandscope

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precise
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsaɪs/us
/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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scope
noun[U]
uk
/skəʊp/us
/skoʊp/
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandscopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprecise scope

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Unfortunately, linguists are often inexplicit about theprecisescopeof their claims, but the following seems to be a reasonably complete list of the possibilities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To delineate theprecisescopeof this review, it is useful to discuss what is the subject matter of dialogue systems.
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To what extent does the interpretation of theprecisescopeof 'inhuman and degrading treatment' turn on general principles or local culture and conditions?
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Further inquiry will therefore be made as to theprecisescopeof this settlement and the extent to which it may affect the situation.
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The estimates for such a tax would depend on itsprecisescopeand are liable to wide margins of error.
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Theprecisescopeof who are cohabitants is a matter that we can look at.
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Theprecisescopeof the risks is being worked out in the process of drafting the standard form of contract that will be used.
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Careful thought will need to be given to the detailed formulation of the offences and theprecisescopeof any defence.
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Theprecisescopeof its mandate will have to be established after the resolution of the status issue.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One of the questions which will obviously need careful examination is theprecisescopeof any capitalisation scheme which may be devised.
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It was designed to classify theprecisescopeof the clause.
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Theprecisescopeof the interests that the council undertakes to represent is a matter for the council.
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I am considering urgently theprecisescopeof such legislation.
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Theprecisescopeand form of the new procedure, which will not be introduced before 1992, will depend on the results of prior consultation.
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Theprecisescopeand amount of future cuts will be the subject of further consultations.
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The estimated cost must, of course, depend on theprecisescopeof such facilities.
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Theprecisescopeof this consultation has not yet been decided.
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It will no doubt be widely discussed, and clearly we are at the beginning of some fairly prolonged discussions as regards itsprecisescope.
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The phrase used is common in legislation; it allows theprecisescopeof consultation to be adapted to the circumstances of the case.
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It would also, we believe, serve to create uncertainty about theprecisescopeof the power.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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