specific skill

collocation in English

meaningsofspecificandskill

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specific
adjective
uk
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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skill
noun[C or U]
uk
/skɪl/us
/skɪl/
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have ...
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(Definition ofspecificandskillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecific skill

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The second tendency consists of developing through practice aspecificskillin a technique, such as loop making or sound-sample extraction.
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Second, we examined parental responses, which indicated parents gained knowledge, and experienced support and positive attitudinal shifts, but theirspecificskill-building experiences were limited due to insufficient time.
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It will, of course, need to be followed by morespecificskilltraining in jobs where this is required.
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The information technology industrial training organisation regularly carries out surveys of morespecificskillshortages in information technology.
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I shall refer to thespecificskillshortage later.
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A substantial number of postgraduate courses in information technology subjects are already structured in short modules which can be mounted to meet thespecificskillneeds of employers.
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Learners can also be motivated by their interest in the subject area orspecificskillthey are trying to learn.
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Books, although scarce in the early game, can be found throughout the game world, and permanently improve aspecificskillwhen read.
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And regardless of which sportsspecificskill, this concept remains constant.
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The types of problems were created in order to instruct the students in aspecificskillthrough their own self-discovery with trial and error.
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Adeso collaborates with key people from local communities to co-create training programs that meet thespecificskillrequirements of each community.
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Each sketch typically focuses on aspecificskill, highlighting the game's unique skill system.
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More specific than a career branch, this is aspecificskillset in which the officer is proficient.
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Some role-playing games also give the playerspecificskillpoints, which can be used to unlock a new skill or improve an existing one.
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It focuses on testing the student's capacity for learning in general regardless of anyspecificskillin a certain subject or topic.
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The students will be trained in various industryspecificskillrequirements which include laptop repairing, mobile engineer, auto technician, mechanist, network engineer, home engineer etc.
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