complex process

collocation in English

meaningsofcomplexandprocess

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complex
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/
us
/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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process
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ses/
us
/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is acomplexprocess, frequently involving women, which moves through cycles of expression and transformation, possession and exorcism.
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Through the simple actions of many agents acomplexprocesscan take place such as the creation of a product.
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However, this is a morecomplexprocessthan acquiring the rules directly from the data.
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Generally speaking, the models abstract from thecomplexprocessby which genotypes are converted to phenotypes or vice versa, for both inheritance systems.
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Although the comprehension of language is a skill fundamental to humans, it is acomplexprocessthat is not fully understood.
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Second, we suggested that certain institutions sometimes emerge as the result of acomplexprocessof trial and error.
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This is acomplexprocess; the image passes through several general processing steps before the final symbolic description is obtained.
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The book is undoubtedly an important contribution to our understanding of thecomplexprocessof judicial reform.
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It is also acknowledged that assessment in the home setting is acomplexprocessrequiring a wide range of knowledge and skills.
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Experiential ageing is acomplexprocessintricately interwoven with the totality of life.
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On both continents the spread of this innovation as part of everyday life was acomplexprocess.
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Details of thiscomplexprocessshould be explored on another occasion.
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We share no single discipline, only a commitment to thecomplexprocessof understanding and enhancing the place of value in medicine.
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In children with autism this morecomplexprocessoften fails to occur at all.
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Nursing is acomplexprocessbehaviourally as well as physiologically.
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This conceptualization suggests a morecomplexprocessthrough which early work stressors might affect the self-concept and depressed mood in early adulthood.
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