severe deficit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsevereanddeficit
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severe
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪər/us/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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deficit
noun[C]
uk/ˈdef.ɪ.sɪt/us/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/
the total amount by which money spent is more than ...
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(Definition ofsevereanddeficitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In addition to their adynamia, these patients seem to suffer from a veryseveredeficitof attentional self monitoring.
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There is aseveredeficitof transparent and accountable democratic institutions and processes in the global economic structure.
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For these graphs, a taller bar indicates a moreseveredeficitat that target location.
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Nevertheless, it also points out the increasinglyseveredeficitof young network members as people age.
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However, aseveredeficitin perceived social support was associated with all of these variables.
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If the funding is adequate, why is my local hospital, which is a three-star organisation, running at such aseveredeficitat present?
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The report examines areas ofseveredeficit: the independence of judicial proceedings, the discriminatory legislation on election rights and the return of ecclesiastical goods.
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They had aseveredeficitin auditory comprehension.
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In addition, we characterized the visually-guided behavior of nob4 mice and found severe deficits in spatial vision.
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Other general features observed in these studies are that large or bilateral lesions produce more severe deficits than more restricted or unilateral lesions.
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I should add that the severe deficits in civil and social rights just sketched do not afflict everyone.
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Rather, there are at least two good reasons to suspect that these patients suffer from severe deficits in on-line control, as well as a relatively minor deficit in action planning.
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While agnosics suffer from severe deficits, patients' visual acuity and other visual abilities such as perceiving parts and colours remain intact.
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Patients showed mild deficits in verbal communication skills, and moderate to severe deficits in nonverbal communication skills such as maintaining eye contact, initiating greetings, and responding appropriately.
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