very nature

collocation in English

meaningsofveryandnature

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very
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈver.i/us
/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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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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(Definition ofveryandnaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvery nature

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Networks, by theirverynature, are redistributive.
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Such research, almost by itsverynature, must be interdisciplinary.
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Unwritten contracts are, by theirverynature, unclear.
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Lagerstatten by theirverynaturesample something rather different.
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However, theverynatureof science makes compliance difficult.
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Theverynatureof drilling makes sterilizing the drill unpractical.
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This can be understood from theverynatureof the test-kinetic approach.
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But by itsverynature, music produces forms of change within the intertwining of various narratives.
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However, theverynatureof social care makes the promotion of choice a challenging aim.
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By itsverynature, discourse's signification does not admit of external appeal.
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Theverynatureof palliative care forces nurses to confront life's finiteness and suffering.
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Since in itsverynaturethis means is reciprocal, it leads to the most radical annihilation.
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Safety-critical systems are, by theirverynature, difficult to design and are complex in operation.
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By theirverynature, crystal structures tend not to reveal the flexibility of the crystallized macromolecules.
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Obviously, these results reflect theverynatureof the opportunity cost of land.
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Indeed, by itsverynature, any interdisciplinary project will find it hard to identify appropriate peers.
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These, from theirverynature, are beyond the criticism of reason.
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Many are nonverbal, and, by theirverynature, most instances go undocumented and unseen.
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Theverynatureof mediated communication is at stake in these questions.
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Guidelines, by theirverynature, are distinguished from rules or regulations that must be followed.
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Yet these changes also affected theverynatureof the show.
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It is the state by itsverynaturethat usually induces the oppositional relationship.
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Theverynatureof their profession and itinerant lives makes them particularly difficult to track down.
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