meaningful change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeaningfulandchange
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meaningful
adjective
uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/
intended to show meaning, ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofmeaningfulandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Clinical significance : a statistical approach to definingmeaningfulchangein psychotherapy research.
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We do sincerely hope that such a conversation begins and is carried on tomeaningfulchange.
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What is ameaningfulchangein a health-related quality of life measure?
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Wave 4 was selected as the follow-up assessment to ensure that the study interval was of sufficient length to yieldmeaningfulchangein mental health.
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However, it is the added value of researchers, practitioners and educationalists working together which truly elicits real andmeaningfulchangein community nursing.
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Likewise, few avenues may be available for them to voice their dissent about prevailing patterns of resource management and achievemeaningfulchange.
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Mimicry can take subordinate groups only so far: 'bargaining by riot', collective protest, resistance and rebellion, all have their place ifmeaningfulchangeis to be achieved from below.
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Prevention researchers have long been concerned with issues of intervention strength and have developed procedures for ensuring that a prevention program had the necessary strength to effectmeaningfulchange.
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Even though reliability is compromised with this format, the sensitivity to measuremeaningfulchangeis retained so that it remains as one of the primary efficacy measures.
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The question of law's capacity to deliver (or hinder)meaningfulchangein transitional societies is an open one, and must be considered part of a broad 'transitional justice' research agenda.
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Furthermore, nomeaningfulchangecan be achieved without the active involvement and participation of those honest fishermen and women.
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Anymeaningfulchangeor reform has to be agreed by unanimity.
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Therefore, it could not have happened then and the prohibition on a general policy of that kind is not ameaningfulchange.
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The current twin-track approach is a realistic way forward to secure enlargement and bring aboutmeaningfulchangeat the same time.
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Would budgets be ameaningfulchangeor just a form of rhetoric?
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Substantial,meaningfulchangethat will affect our constituents will occur only if the people who work on the front line are involved and enthused.
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Nor was there any proposal about legislative consideration, to which he refers as the onlymeaningfulchange.
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If we want to obtain ameaningfulchangein this structure, it will not be enough for us as politicians to discuss it.
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First, in many parts of the country it is unrealistic to think that there would be ameaningfulchangein the complexion of local party government.
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