unique nature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofuniqueandnature
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unique
adjective
uk/juːˈniːk/us/juːˈniːk/
being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in ...
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nature
noun
uk/ˈneɪ.tʃər/us/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, ...
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A second key element of oral history consists in itsuniquenatureas a means to understand memory.
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By contrast, vitalists argued that living entities, with their obvious tendencies toward activity and integrity, possess an irreducible,uniquenature.
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The current turn in neoliberal archaeological thought promotes theuniquenatureof particular sociohistorical moments to express social complexity.
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We can all agree that it has auniquenature.
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This consequence of the streamwise homogeneity for the governing equations themselves is fundamental to understanding theuniquenatureof pipe and channel flows.
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On the other hand, the authors repeatedly emphasise the danger of a concentration on resource-extraction for the preservation of theuniquenatureof the region.
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Further, theuniquenatureof the instruments meant that their electroacoustic exploration through sound processing devices might result in outputs that were not imagined by the system designer.
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These reasons largely derive from the two considerations just mentioned: (i) the existence of language universals; (ii) the speed, effectiveness anduniquenatureof child language acquisition.
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Because of banking'suniquenature, there is a special need for concern.
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I first refer to theuniquenatureof the drinking rules within public houses.
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It is theuniquenatureof the institution which makes those arguments irrelevant and unacceptable.
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Equally, no purpose is served by letting others forget theuniquenatureof the problem.
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That is a truly remarkable figure, which says something about theuniquenatureof their experiences.
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It was a company, then a corporation, of auniquenature, doing a unique thing.
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Not only is that response misleading, but it seeks to avoid theuniquenatureof the issue.
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The structure of area intelligence will take into account the unusual and sometimesuniquenatureof rural communities.
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They see one aspect or the other, but they do not really comprehend theuniquenatureof the disability.
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It illustrates theuniquenatureof the historical development of our colonial or, in this case, quasi-colonial past.
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First, our constitutional arrangements for broadcasting have recognised from the outset theuniquenatureof the broadcasting medium.
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That would have been an advantage, especially bearing in mind theuniquenatureof what we are doing here.
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The other reason which brought me to my present conclusion is theuniquenatureof capital punishment.
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There is no standard contract in the case of scientific research due to theuniquenatureof each contract let.
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The mandatory life sentence reflects theuniquenatureof an offence which deliberately deprives another person of life.
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