specified goal

collocation in English

meaningsofspecifyandgoal

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specify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈspes.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈspes.ə.faɪ/
to explain or describe something clearly ...
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goal
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəʊl/us
/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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(Definition ofspecifyandgoalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A completely covert path to aspecifiedgoalis generated accordingly.
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Usually includes aspecifiedgoal, such as breaking a record or raising funds for charity; not principally seeking high-risk recreation.
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A visibility-distance map is created where the visibility cost values and the distance-to-goal costs are integrated and propagated from thespecifiedgoalthrough its connected free space.
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Thus, the purpose of the plan is to coordinate these subroutine calls at run-time into an application that satisfies the userspecifiedgoal.
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A classic example of a poorlyspecifiedgoalis to get the highest possible grade.
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Situated cognition understands memory as an interaction with the world, bounded by meaningful situations, that brings an agent toward aspecifiedgoal(intention).
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The logic of the agreements is that the associations assume responsibility for coordinating their members' activity in order to achieve the specified goals.
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Matching tasks require subjects to respond same or different by matching the target letters or shapes with the explicitlyspecifiedgoalwhile ignoring the distractor.
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Some evidence suggests that goal-setting can foster unethical behavior when people do not achieve specified goals.
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The bill would require federal agencies to monitor and regularly report on the performance of foreign assistance programs based on specified goals and metrics.
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