prior history
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpriorandhistory
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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk/praɪər/us/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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history
noun
uk/ˈhɪs.tər.i/us/ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
(the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, ...
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(Definition ofpriorandhistoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Among those with apriorhistoryof depressive symptoms, recall was extremely poor.
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Twelve farms were known to have had apriorhistoryof shedding before the start of the study.
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Few subjects had apriorhistoryof dysthymia or were suffering from chronic depression (o2 years duration) at initial entry.
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All subjects reported nopriorhistoryof speech or hearing impairment.
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Specifically, individuals with apriorhistoryof mental illness tend to respond differently to elements of their social environments than do the previously asymptomatic.
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These results, of course, implicate learning and the subject'spriorhistory.
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They had nopriorhistoryof cognitive or language impairment.
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Those who are less resilient or more vulnerable (for example, those withpriorhistoryof depression) would be more likely to experience depression co-morbid with chronic illness.
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Preferences were assessed through surveys of clinicians caring for terminally ill patients, severely or terminally ill patients themselves, or patients with apriorhistoryof cancer.
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Priorhistoryis part of current context, playing a role in selection, engagement, and interpretation of subsequent experience and in the use of available environmental supports.
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Third, these effects are found for all participants, but they are often stronger and more consistent for participants with high baseline levels of symptoms orpriorhistoryof diagnosis.
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This method estimates and predicts based onpriorhistoryrecords.
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These cases can be discovered later on electrocardiograms, using blood enzyme tests or at autopsy without apriorhistoryof related complaints.
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Conservatism, therefore, remains free to select whichever position within thepriorhistoryappeals to it.
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Since some defendants may not remember all suchpriorhistory, some defense attorneys conduct their own investigations.
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Priorhistoryof offending, and seriousness of offence, are fundamental factors in determining severity of sentence, for any offender.
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