mature individual

collocation in English

meaningsofmatureandindividual

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mature
adjective
uk
/məˈtʃʊər/us
/məˈtʊr/
Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition ofmatureandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this study, leaf emergence was studied in a singlematureindividual.
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Ultimately, only one adult can ever survive from a dung pile, and in nest sites some dung piles may be so close together that only onematureindividualcould persist.
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This is in keeping with the treatment of the consumer as a politicallymatureindividualwho is able to use information correctly.
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Amatureindividualconsists of up to a thousand cells that can be divided into four different cell types.
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Biarmosaurus antecessor is based on a larger (206 mm as opposed to 153 mm) skull than the holotype, representing amatureindividual.
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A fullymatureindividualharlequin rasbora attains a standard length of two inches (5 cm).
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The skeleton has been presumed to have belonged to an almostmatureindividual, because it lacks sutures on vertebrae, but not on pelvic material.
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The skeleton has been presumed to have belonged to an almostmatureindividual.
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When amatureindividualcell division divides, it produces a pair of worm-like larvae that settle on undamaged coral just ahead of the black band.
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In slightly more mature individuals the early embryonic membranes no longer appeared to be composed of individual cells.
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This suggests that the need to synchronize flowering might be the primary determinant of leaf production phenology in mature individuals.
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Mature individuals of each species with comparable diameters at breast height (dbh) were marked.
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Adults were defined as reproductively mature individuals.
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Creative strategies for connecting with mature individuals.
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Independent learning may be more difficult for less mature individuals some of whom will have considerably less social capital (or different social capital) from the participants in this study.
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There are many examples of mature individuals developing the skills gained working in the defence industry and carrying them into commercial markets.
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As mature individuals, we can deal with that; it need not infect us.
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I welcome the entry to teaching of mature individuals, particularly those with experience of industry and commerce.
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