targeted population

collocation in English

meaningsoftargetandpopulation

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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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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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(Definition oftargetandpopulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1997 and 1998, vaccine coverage reached 85 % of thetargetedpopulation(those aged less than 30 years in the affected provinces).
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Nevertheless, any effort to change policy or practice is useless unless it has an impact on thetargetedpopulation.
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The demographic distribution of the sample after stratification and weighting (both in part 1 and part 2 samples) is similar to thetargetedpopulation.
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This allowed an efficient use of resources by handling a large number of plants of thetargetedpopulation and avoiding expenditure of resources on unproductive genetic materials.
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Political campaigns use wedge issues to exploit tension within atargetedpopulation.
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In thetargetedpopulation, this inexpensive test proved statistically reliable, with low rates of both errors and false positives.
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The setting and the kinds of people in the experiment should be very similar to the actualtargetedpopulationin a particular location.
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A statement that emphasizes the seriousness of a threat would be a statement directed towards atargetedpopulation.
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In enzyme assay, success with onetargetedpopulationcan not always be generalized to other populations, because the mutation base is diverse.
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The radical changes it forces on atargetedpopulationcan backfire, including the counterproductive result of freeing inessential labourers to fill worker shortages in war industries.
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Public diplomacy may present a point of view that differs than that of the targeted populations home government.
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The role of targeted populations and recipients of distributive benefits is debated among scholars.
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