proper alignment

collocation in English

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proper
adjective
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/ˈprɒp.ər/us
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
real, satisfactory, suitable, ...
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alignment
noun
uk
/əˈlaɪn.mənt/us
/əˈlaɪn.mənt/
an arrangement in which two or more things are positioned in a straight line or parallel to ...
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(Definition ofproperandalignmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, it remains the problem of theproperalignmentof the laser beam and the symmetry axis of the molecule.
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We should discover concerted measures for economic expansion and for theproperalignmentof exchange rates.
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But taking it as a whole, they are doing what they can to bring the whole situation intoproperalignment.
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What you really want is to bring it intoproperalignmentwith similar land.
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Also, the wearing of shoes, sneakers and boots can impedeproperalignmentand movement within the ankle and foot.
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One was the need to keep the heads inproperalignment, which was tricky for the average user.
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Good posture also makes it easier to initiate phonation and to tune the resonators asproperalignmentprevents unnecessary tension in the body.
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Often, surgical pins are inserted into the injured digit to stabilize the bone and tendon in theirproperalignment.
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To maintainproperalignmentthe translator normally inserts additional unnamed data members so that each member is properly aligned.
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In most substances, all of the magnetic fields produced by this motion cancel each other out, but magnetic substances have moreproperalignment.
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Properalignmentwas achieved only when the airframe heated up and expanded several inches.
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You are atproperalignmentwhen the ear is inline with the sternum.
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The main line was moved back to itsproperalignmentbefore the 2013 season began.
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The view finder is the direct view type with a bubble level visible in the frame, to insureproperalignment.
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These muscles are less able to contract and keep the lower back inproperalignment.
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The brain's ability to see three-dimensional objects depends onproperalignmentof the eyes.
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This keeps the bones of the pastern and coffin joints inproperalignment, with a straight line running through their core.
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Its tender mounted the platform, and the second engine came to rest in itsproperalignment.
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Among the disadvantages are the expense of a high-frequency generator and the need forproperalignment.
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Vernier acuity is the ability by a person to detect theproperalignmentof two line segments.
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