complex phenomenon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomplexandphenomenon
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complex
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/us/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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This prominence is acomplexphenomenonresulting from a number of interacting factors and is usually, though inaccurately, known as stress.
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The main conclusion presented by the book is that drug misuse is a verycomplexphenomenonand simple explanations and simple solutions are misplaced.
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But that paternity is clearly acomplexphenomenon.
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Family planning is acomplexphenomenon.
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Such studies suggest that compatibility is a verycomplexphenomenon, resulting from many variables relating to the genetic diversity of both the intermediate host and the trematode.
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The study of musical change is a highlycomplexphenomenonwith numerous angles of vision and differing approaches.
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The study of urban folk-dance movements is indeed acomplexphenomenon.
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The data presented here allow a first insight into thiscomplexphenomenon.
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Change is acomplexphenomenonand its conceptualization and measurement is always problematic.
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Goehring wisely avoids reifying thiscomplexphenomenonas a genre or topic, referring instead to a pastoral mode.
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As a single measure of a verycomplexphenomenon, it does however have limitations.
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Ageism is acomplexphenomenon, however, and they elaborate the basic framework in several useful ways.
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Priority setting in health care is undoubtedly acomplexphenomenon.
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Whereas men appear simply to forget as a function of age, for women, misreporting is a morecomplexphenomenonbound up with traditional values.
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This makes breathlessness a verycomplexphenomenonto grasp.
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Medicalization is acomplexphenomenonthat may result from a number of factors (22;79).
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These groups represent acomplexphenomenonof postwar violence that includes criminal activities, personal and political feuds, and socio-economic claims.
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To be sure, language is an extremelycomplexphenomenon, yet it is also elegant.
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Resisting a question is, like answering, acomplexphenomenon.
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This volume should be on the bookshelf of every researcher working to understand thiscomplexphenomenon.
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