complex pattern
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomplexandpattern
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complex
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/us/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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pattern
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ən/us/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A more thorough examination, however, reveals a morecomplexpattern.
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Reasons for the difference revealed acomplexpatternof use.
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Most idiopathic generalised epilepsies display acomplexpatternof inheritance.
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As such it was marked by acomplexpatternof local or more distant migrations.
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These effects interact to produce acomplexpatternregarding the effect of bilingualism on memory performance.
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The choice between 0 and that, however, presents a rather morecomplexpattern.
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This might introduce more variation and by implication yield a morecomplexpatternof results.
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A morecomplexpatternof results was obtained for occupational status.
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Overall, therefore, a bias towards morecomplexpatternmatching for midlife patients was shown.
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Thecomplexpatternof incompatibility among the different blocks suggests frequent recombination between blocks.
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Even such a simple excitation gives rise to acomplexpatternof propagating and reflecting wavefronts.
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This may explain the apparentcomplexpatternof the phosphorylation seen here.
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Thiscomplexpatternof sexbased variability seems resistant to simple explanation.
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When estimating overall pension entitlements, there is little justification for simplifying thiscomplexpatternof provision.
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These ' 'lesion' ' studies, carried out to investigate the clinical features of bilingual aphasia, have provided acomplexpatternof results.
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But beyond the exclusively formal and instrumental quality of this idealization ofcomplexpatternthere was a deeper social agenda.
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At the other extreme, strict sobriety may be narrow relative to a still morecomplexpatternof social drinking.
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We then examine empirical research on thecomplexpatternof function and dysfunction that constitutes the borderline syndrome.
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Inevitably, under any system of regulation, market or intervention, there will be acomplexpatternof winners and losers.
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There is acomplexpatternof reasons for that.
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Those are indications of the internationallycomplexpatternof production.
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There is acomplexpatternof causes of juvenile crime.
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