Collocations withterm
These are words often used in combination withterm.
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accepted term
We have no great wealth, nor any tradition in the commonly accepted term.
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ambiguous term
Thus, a less ambiguous term, forgetting, will be used in the present paper.
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apocalyptic terms
He thus constructed a position that allowed him to condemn extremes in apocalyptic terms, but it was a stance that has confused later commentators.
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broad term
This broad term refers to all manner of social knowledge, including knowledge of the mind.
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catch-all term
Culture appears to be a catch-all term to explain all unmeasured differences among people with different ways of life and different belief systems.
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categorical terms
Regardless of when language or handedness evolved, it is a mistake, in my view, to think of handedness purely in categorical terms.
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colloquial term
It recalls a colloquial term that inverted its meaning in a previous period of revolutionary change.
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consecutive term
He would be returned for a fifth consecutive term.
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defined term
A "seriously damaged vehicle" is not a clearly defined term, and hence there are no statistics for the number of vehicles involved.
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derogatory term
That is no derogatory term.
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descriptive term
How is it used as descriptive term?
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eight-year term
Also, members and chairmen will be appointed for one eight-year term with no reappointment.
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explicit term
For elements of low atomic number, calculations of radiative opacities with an explicit term-structure configuration are now possible.
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five-year term
Yet her enormous popularity following the war, might have made for an excellent opportunity to secure another five-year term.
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four-year term
We consider that a four-year term should be supported.
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general term
A more general term is recurrence.
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generic term
The generic term 'no-fault' suggests a degree of homogeneity which does not, in fact, exist.
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geographical term
To apply a geographical term without associating it with a human factor seems to be wrong.
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geological term
The former was rejected, in part because pluton is actually a pre-existing geological term, and many geological experts wrote in complaints pointing this out.
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in numerical terms
In numerical terms, care or protection proceedings increased ten-fold between 1937 and 1967.
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in simplistic terms
Yet some community dance commentators have expressed concern over how the notion that the arts can lead to personal empowerment and social transformation is too often expressed in simplistic terms.
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in unambiguous terms
Do the guidelines describe the condition to be detected, treated, or prevented in unambiguous terms?
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in unequivocal terms
He should say in unequivocal terms whether he opposes those sales.
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jail term
On appeal, the jail term was reduced to two years, and he was barred from politics for ten years.
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kinship term
The kinship term used was that with which the younger family member would have addressed the referent.
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licensing terms
But there are differences in the exploration position, in the licensing terms and in many other aspects.
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loaded term
Colonialism is a loaded term because of the powerful associations that accompany it-especially among the formerly colonized.
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mathematical term
And if "discovery" is the goal of rhetorical training, "problem" (another key mathematical term) is the main theme around which rhetorical training revolves.
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measurable terms
It contains a body of ideas that are set down in measurable terms.
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nautical term
That is quite in order; it is a nautical term.
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neutral term
Indeed, occasionally we may find that neutral term effects can be quite significant.
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one-year term
That one-year term will be renewable for two further one-year terms by affirmative order.
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pejorative term
It is a pejorative term.
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precise term
This is not a precise term.
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preferential terms
If the bank is to provide preferential terms, it will presumably not be able to do so by borrowing on the open market without subsidy.
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preferred term
Patients are counted once per preferred term.
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presidential term
However, this is normally the case for relatively brief periods of the presidential term.
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quadratic term
For per capita incomes, a quadratic term is significantly negative, implying diminishing life satisfaction returns to higher average real incomes.
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quantitative terms
In quantitative terms, the surviving works are heavily dominated by concertos and related genres (sinfonie, chamber concertos and sonatas).
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relative term
Effectiveness is a relative term that generally differs by individual perception.
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search term
The search term of diabetes in conjunction with combinations of the following terms: knowledge, patient information, information needs, education, educational needs and patient education were used.
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seven-year term
We would not have the seven-year term but would confine it to five years.
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simple term
Computation is represented as a simple term rewriting system.
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six-month term
We aim to conclude the first reading of the proposal during the current six-month term.
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six-year term
Their six-year term of office is a very long one by anyone's standards.
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slang term
This is a slang term for the practice whereby factory or office workers deploy the master's tools or the master's time for their own ends.
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sociological term
Several parents explained this difference in explicitly sociological terms.
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staggered term
The board of directors is a twelve member panel elected for a three-year staggered term of office.
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statutory term
It is not a statutory term at all.
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substantive terms
Whether the 'rule of law' is to be understood in procedural or substantive terms, is essentially a philosophy of law debate.
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technical term
As explained above, ' know of ' is a technical term.
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ten-year term
As a ten-year term is quite enough, only one reappointment should be sufficient.
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term of endearment
I am afraid it is not a term of endearment.
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term of interest
The key term of interest in the utility function is since it shows to what extent an election outcome is factored into the social welfare calculations of incumbent politicians.
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term of reference
It is a very wide term of reference.
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terms of agreement
In terms of agreement, non-canonically case-marked arguments often do not determine agreement, and agreement reverts to a default, such as third singular.
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three-year term
Members are appointed for a three-year term.
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two-year term
In 1974 deposit and lending rates of more than a two-year term were liberalized.
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umbrella term
However, 'tr ilingual primary education' is just an umbrella term.
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unexpired term
Generally, a tenant is entitled to compensation for the unexpired term of the tenancy and any other loss of injury sustained as a result.
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unfamiliar term
This constraint proposes an extreme noun bias, with children treating every unfamiliar term as if it picked out an object.
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vague term
Noteworthiness, however, is a vague term, which is difficult to pin down or defend.
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vernacular term
This is not to deny the robustness of "interruption" as a vernacular term, and as an experience.
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