average person
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaverageandperson
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average
adjective
uk/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/us/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofaverageandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They regard theaveragepersonwith a roof over his head as being privileged.
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It would be difficult for theaveragepersonto differentiate between enrolled nurses and registered nurses.
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Theaveragepersonin a village does not know all the tradesmen's vans from various places which might or might not visit the village.
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He is not interested in the housewife or in theaverageperson.
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For theaverageperson, five items at the extra cost imposed by these regulations of 7½p, adds up to just under 40p a year.
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The results show that theaveragepersonconsiders ten years with some problems walking about as equal to 8.5 years in full health.
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The main reason for this is simple - the technology is simply too expensive for theaverageperson, and therefore irrelevant.
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The issue is not the untutoredaveragepersonversus experts, but experts plus some laypersons versus other untutored individuals.
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The bias of self-enhancement is said to occur when people think they are better than theaverageperson.
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The observer noted that: the expressions of revolt do not come from the submerged tenth but from theaverageperson.
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Anaveragepersonexcretes an average of 200-400 billion coliforms (which are present in great abundance in the intestine) daily.
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Such nuances are difficult enough for philosophers of biology who have studied statistics, but they are probably opaque for theaverageperson.
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Theaveragepersonacquires enormous amount of information throughout life via the family, friends, education, the media and the environment.
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Identification of the normal stages of grief following a death from natural causes enhances understanding of how theaveragepersoncognitively and emotionally processes the loss of a family member.
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One of the purposes of giving legal experts a special education is to inform them about these matters and train them to think along different lines than theaverageperson.
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Theaveragepersonwants a garden about his house.
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The money will also be welcomed by many older women, who also have to use their doctors a great deal more than theaverageperson.
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There is no such thing as theaverageperson, who is always someone else.
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