unfamiliar environment

collocation in English

meaningsofunfamiliarandenvironment

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unfamiliar
adjective
uk
/ʌn.fəˈmɪl.i.ər/us
/ʌn.fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/
not known ...
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environment
noun
uk
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition ofunfamiliarandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The response of the mice to anunfamiliarenvironmentwas assessed over a two-day period and after habituation.
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As a result, the adult rats who had been separated as infants were less emotional when placed in anunfamiliarenvironment.
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The reaction of the mice to anunfamiliarenvironmentwas assessed over 2 days and then after habituation.
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Historians have explained the presence of such a figure by the needs of capital for intermediaries, or needs of labour for familiar relationships in anunfamiliarenvironment.
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They may experience physical loneliness, which means having to give up normal independent life and all that is familiar and instead experience theunfamiliarenvironmentof the institution.
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For example, the trainees themselves need preparation, including an awareness of the health and safety risks in a new andunfamiliarenvironment.
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They will suddenly find themselves in anunfamiliarenvironmentwith no contacts and no friends.
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It is suggested, for example, that firms moving into anunfamiliarenvironmentrequire extra assistance, and this is of great help to them.
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It affords valuable practice in combined training, while operating alongside forces of other nations in an oftenunfamiliarenvironment.
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Angelsh, when put in anunfamiliarenvironmentwill group together with conspecifics, an action named shoaling.
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Sang-woo remains angry and confused by theunfamiliarenvironmentand repeatedly rejects her attempts to please him.
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Familiarization with odors that will be encountered after birth may help the baby adapt to the otherwiseunfamiliarenvironment.
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Anunfamiliarenvironmentalso creates some level of anxiety for the participant, as well as creating the perception of risk.
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It can not comprehend theunfamiliarenvironmentand the people it meets are scared of it.
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In addition to medical factors, there are extrinsic environmental factors such as uneven or slippery surfaces, poor lighting and unfamiliar environments.
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Dody's goal at this point was to find a way to earn a living in anunfamiliarenvironment.
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A spokesman for the center said the behavior of the monkeys seen in the footage was attributable to the investigator creating anunfamiliarenvironmentfor them.
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The set of exogenous variables encountered by the design agent is different for unfamiliar environments.
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I find the phrase "ability to cope with unfamiliar environments" the most difficult.
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