traditional structure

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandstructure

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Perhaps it is time to consider modern developments in ethology, experimental psychology, and computer science that supersede thetraditionalstructure.
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Some are inherent in the narrative and in thetraditionalstructureof the oratorio passion.
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On the face of it, the course has a rathertraditionalstructure.
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The purpose of such policies would be to leave thetraditionalstructureintact, while at the same time protecting the persons made vulnerable by this structure.
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Thetraditionalstructureof international trade in textiles suggests that we shall probably do better out of burden-sharing.
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In particular, on this committee it is quite important that it will be thistraditionalstructureand it will not be the third pillar and in the governmental structure.
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This is reflected in thetraditionalstructureof the coven.
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The tour was a significant departure from thetraditionalstructureof the band's concerts, and was the start of a trend among their tours.
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This involved supporting the freedom of children, and opposing thetraditionalstructureand control of most schools.
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Over time his style emerged to a tepid reception in part due to his departure from thetraditionalstructureof his contemporaries.
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There have been other attempts over the years to create settings for worship outside of thetraditionalstructure, such as the chavurah movement.
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Each section has atraditionalstructure, and the ordering of the sections follows a loose pattern, although this is not always followed.
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Their performances do not follow anytraditionalstructure.
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It appears in the form of a huge courtyard with atraditionalstructure, closed in the west by bay windows.
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The long hours in the factories would break apart thattraditionalstructurewhen most people spend far more time working in factories than at home.
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However, a "waterschap" that styles itself as a "hoogheemraadschap" no longer has itstraditionalstructurewith subordinate "waterschappen".
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The traditional structures tend to persist in a modern context.
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Nonetheless, traditional structures are still very important for local peace.
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However, the church hierarchy eventually gave in, preserving traditional structures, but also admitting alterations to fundamental theology.
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Atols predecessors were larger and their structure recalled thetraditionalstructureof a wooden aircraft.
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