specific technique

collocation in English

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specific
adjective
uk
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
us
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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technique
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈniːk/
us
/tekˈniːk/
a way of doing an activity that ...
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(Definition ofspecificandtechniquefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We introduce the above simplified guideline for constructing ontologies, instead of suggesting anyspecifictechnique.
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These papers tend to fall into one of two groups, sometimes both: those which are restricted to a specific region, or those which use aspecifictechnique.
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It was considered likely that age would have a bearing upon the decision to accept aspecifictechniquefor two reasons.
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The medical men have understood for years that they must use aspecifictechniquefor diagnosis.
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For cutting, there was aspecifictechniquecalled "ten-uchi".
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Treatment is sometimes manualized, with brief, direct, and time-limited treatments for individual psychological disorders that arespecifictechnique-driven.
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The names of the techniques are often figurative or poetic, and give no indication as to how perform aspecifictechnique.
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Risk-taking was correlated both with specific techniques and with other characteristics of the couples.
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Shadda comes in a number of varieties, each having aspecifictechniquesuch as monochrome, checkered or subject.
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This suggests that a dish is a speciality of that area, or may refer to thespecifictechniqueor ingredients used in that area.
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However, choku-zuki is still used in aikid, and refers to aspecifictechniquewith the j (staff).
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Onespecifictechniqueemployed by marketers is the inclusion of a coupon towards a future purchase at the point of sale.
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It has to be understood as a historical process related to specific techniques of social distinction.
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The specific techniques of addressing the issue are what distinguish the methods.
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The lessons contain several specific techniques for regulating emotions in self and others.
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Although oligonucleotide probes are often used in spotted microarrays, the term oligonucleotide array most often refers to aspecifictechniqueof manufacturing.
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In explicit state space exploration, partial order reduction usually refers to thespecifictechnique of expanding a representative subset of all enabled transitions.
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Their explanation is usually that the winning wrestler used aspecifictechniqueto overpower his opponent and was in clear control of the match.
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The interlinking shapes are replicated across the moulded surface using curvilinear coordinates, aspecifictechniquewith rigid interlinking beams, having characteristics similar to woven fabric.
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