suitable match

collocation in English

meaningsofsuitableandmatch

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suitable
adjective
uk
/ˈsuː.tə.bəl/us
/ˈsuː.t̬ə.bəl/
acceptable or right for someone ...
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match
noun
uk
/mætʃ/us
/mætʃ/
mainly UK
a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against ...
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(Definition ofsuitableandmatchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuitable match

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He has wedding bells on his mind and is thrilled to have found what he considers asuitablematch.
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If nosuitablematchis found within the procured organs viable period, it is removed from the system and considered wasted.
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Is it only when asuitablematchis found?
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This module then scans the patients on the waiting list looking for asuitablematch.
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If asuitablematchis found, the patient is removed from the waiting list and, along with the organ, is transported to the transplant center module for transplant.
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The balance between the need for organs and the number available also varies, depending also on such factors as whether asuitablematchbetween recipient and donor can be found.
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The balance between the need for organs and the number available also varies, depending on such factors as whether asuitablematchbetween recipient and donor can be found.
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Liljana falls ill due to liver failure and none of the family are asuitablematch.
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At first her elders kindly tried to tell her to stop her grieving, and that they would arrange asuitablematchfor her.
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She finds him to be asuitablematchfor a young lady such as herself with a fortune of 20,000.
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To date nosuitablematchhas been found for a transplant.
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The main focus of research has been on identifying suitable matches between interface control parameters and synthesis parameters.
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Sometimes nosuitablematchis found.
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They have tried to go it alone in assessing potential adopters and identifying suitable matches for children.
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