targeted individual

collocation in English

meaningsoftargetandindividual

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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition oftargetandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, it was essential to evaluate the intervention, not just in terms of its impact on a single,targetedindividual, but on all family members.
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We need to develop an overall strategy that is co-ordinated and coherent, with carefullytargetedindividualprogrammes.
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A laser pulse ablates material causing a shockwave which stuns thetargetedindividual.
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Usually thetargetedindividualis a representative or proponent of surveillance, so targeted sousveillance is often inverse surveillance or hierarchical sousveillance.
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Compliance strategies exploit psychological processes in order to prompt a desired outcome; however, they do not necessarily lead to private acceptance by thetargetedindividual.
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The hope was that thetargetedindividualtax rebates would boost consumer spending and that targeted tax incentives would boost business spending.
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This is not to say, however, that the targeted individuals were not similarly incensed.
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It was hypothesized that simultaneous treatment for both cholinergic and adrenergic deficits would be more effective than treatment thattargetedindividualsystems alone.
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These operatives infiltrate areas known to harbor targeted individuals, and eliminate their assigned targets with small arms fire or use of explosives.
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The targeted individuals were asked to go to governmental clinics where they would be sterilized.
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