actual occurrence

collocation in English

meaningsofactualandoccurrence

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actual
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
existing ...
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occurrence
noun
uk
/əˈkʌr.əns/us
/əˈkɝː.əns/
something ...
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(Definition ofactualandoccurrencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofactual occurrence

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However, it is impossible with any confidence to interpret threats based on evidence concerning theactualoccurrenceof what is threatened.
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Theactualoccurrencerate is quite low, with only four glyphs in the discussed sample.
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First, questionnaire data may reflect the reporting rather than theactualoccurrenceof events/symptoms.
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Secondly, the reliability of recalled age at menarche is naturally less than when theactualoccurrenceof this event is recorded.
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When we examine theactualoccurrenceof remedies in the chapter, we find that three remedies do occur.
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Leaving now the discussion of the theoretical framework of the description, let us turn to theactualoccurrenceof stranding and pied piping in the history of the language.
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I suggest that in such uses what is being coded linguistically is not theactualoccurrenceof events, but rather their virtual occurrence as part of a noncanonical viewing arrangement.
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Rather, this material is brought together so as to produce the idea of a possible event, or indeed an impossible event, rather than the re-presentation of anactualoccurrence.
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We were discussing first aid and what action should be taken in the stress of theactualoccurrence.
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Any probation officer of experience can give examples of theactualoccurrenceof this situation.
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If, however, the filming was of anactualoccurrencewhich was not being staged for the purpose of the film, it would not.
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Because our understanding of crime is socially constructed, it has been shaped by many factors other than itsactualoccurrence.
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This should not be interpreted as a pattern ofactualoccurrence.
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Belief in the possibility of continued prophetic inspiration, and in itsactualoccurrenceappear throughout much of the medieval period, and even in modern times.
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Despite extensive speculation, theactualoccurrenceof contrast-induced nephropathy in other patient populations has not been demonstrated in the literature.
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The supernatural is incorporated into the story with the apparition of the young redhead, it remains unclear if this is a construct of his psyche or anactualoccurrence.
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As described in the previous section, the default viewing arrangement involves the description of actual occurrences.
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The studies rely on retrospective recall, which is particularly problematic when emotional responses to the event as well as theactualoccurrenceof the event are being reported.
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