tentative conclusion

collocation in English

meaningsoftentativeandconclusion

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tentative
adjective
uk
/ˈten.tə.tɪv/us
/ˈten.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/
(of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you ...
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conclusion
noun
uk
/kənˈkluː.ʒən/us
/kənˈkluː.ʒən/
the final part ...
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(Definition oftentativeandconclusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Beyond this very basic and stilltentativeconclusion, the following can be said about the state of the research.
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Ourtentativeconclusionis that many of the participants found the discussions interesting, informative and enjoyable.
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Out of 211 published cases, the authors found 46 reports with enough detail to draw any kind oftentativeconclusion.
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We present our own ventures in family law as support for atentativeconclusionthat they are.
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Thetentativeconclusionis that music is different and may need special considerations in equipping subject leaders to work effectively within this type of school.
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Several research findings reported in the literature temper thistentativeconclusion.
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Atentativeconclusionis that for best returns in health improvements, social expenditure should be concentrated on prevention, diagnosis, and imaging.
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We came to thetentativeconclusionthat dignity must be central to professional-patient interactions and, in part, entails notions of trust, empowerment, respect, control and evaluation.
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Mytentativeconclusionhas been based on consideration of near cases in which aid is to be rendered at the time the agent or means are near.
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The chair'stentativeconclusionwas that the research community was potentially more important to practice than ever before as the time for speculation was mercilessly squeezed out of front-line practice.
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Segalowitz and his colleagues reached thetentativeconclusionthat the study of words makes access faster and that therefore reading comprehension might be enhanced.
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Ourtentativeconclusionis thus that decoherence is a useful enhancement, and non-unitary dynamics are a promising avenue of enquiry in the quest for practical applications of quantum computing.
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Segalowitz and his colleagues reached thetentativeconclusionthat the study of words makes access faster and that the ref ore reading comprehension might be enhanced.
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If we were to adopt the first course it would mean that our proceedings today would be a sheer futility; merely atentativeconclusion.
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Mytentativeconclusionwas that a grant would not represent value for money.
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Thetentativeconclusionwas that a grant would not represent value for money.
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I suppose that that was atentativeconclusionwhich may or may not be confirmed by further studies.
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I have come to thetentativeconclusionthat it makes rather more difference in another place than here.
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Mytentativeconclusionis that we got the worst of both worlds.
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Pending that consultation we have not come to any conclusion, even atentativeconclusionas to the manner in which further economies might be effected.
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