meticulous detail

collocation in English

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meticulous
adjective
uk
/məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/us
/məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/
very careful and with great attention to ...
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detail
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.teɪl/us
/dɪˈteɪl/us
/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofmeticulousanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, themeticulousdetailwith which this is achieved makes this quite short book very tough going for all but the most dedicated.
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Schmidt at times loses himself in hismeticulousdetailand thus misses opportunities to consider weighty issues such as otherness and imperial dominance.
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He charts inmeticulousdetailthe ways in which individuals, as members of broader family and kinship groups, conceptualized, obtained and exercised political power.
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Themeticulousdetailand clear and honest presentation in these chapters makes the book an outstanding example of what a critical edition should be.
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His book is long, and the argument unfolds inmeticulousdetailover four hundred pages.
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He describes graphically the patho-anatomical features of each case, and recounts his bacteriological and animal experiments inmeticulousdetail.
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They went into possible plans withmeticulousdetail, with the result that they aroused resentment both by their reserves and their concessions.
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Had we got down to a point of thismeticulousdetail, we should never have had time to discuss anything at all.
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The cargo for each ship had, therefore, to be chosen inmeticulousdetailbefore ever stores were sent from the depots and moved to ports.
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They waited for half a year while that committee examined inmeticulousdetailthe evidence on the subject and consulted individuals and organisations representing all sides of the argument.
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The figures range from those rendered inmeticulousdetail, to coarse, sketch-like pieces.
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As a graduate student she developed her signature style and subject matter: candy painted up-close and inmeticulousdetail, often on enormous canvases.
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He providesmeticulousdetailof bull fights (although some reviewers have taken umbrage at supposedly erroneous details in his narrative).
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His work has been described as breaking new ground for themes in comedic manga, and as showingmeticulousdetail.
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The natural world was reproduced in these works withmeticulousdetailbordering on photography.
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He was especially interested in grotesque physiognomies, which he drew inmeticulousdetaileither from models or from his imagination.
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Thousands of stars and deep sky objects visible in small telescopes are covered inmeticulousdetail.
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His mills are known for their proportions and themeticulousdetailof their facades.
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It providedmeticulousdetailfor the new system of government.
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His works tend to use a vivid colour palette and are full of realistic,meticulousdetail.
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