well-known phenomenon
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is awell-knownphenomenonthat the term set out in the proposed legislation will be seen by the courts as a guideline.
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We have tabled the amendment for that reason; namely, that judicial review is awell-knownphenomenon.
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It is awell-knownphenomenon.
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It is awell-knownphenomenonin speech pathology.
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In particular, thewell-knownphenomenonof "sleeping on it" seems to me to support such a view.
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First, we discuss thewell-knownphenomenonof vowel harmony.
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Similarly, he argues that the sememes of "good" and "evil" are at the basis of thewell-knownphenomenonof lexical polarization in such political discourse.
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The underachieving male student is awell-knownphenomenon.
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The impetus for using sentence memory measures to assay the acquisition of grammar comes from awell-knownphenomenonin cognitive psychology.
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A further consequence of the findings presented in this paper relates to thewell-knownphenomenonof hue cancellation.
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It may be that these burned areas were only moderately affected, leading to the nowwell-knownphenomenonof higher species-richness in moderately disturbed l andscapes.
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It is also awell-knownphenomenonin all cultures for functional objects to take on symbolic meanings and later be used purely for decoration, obscuring their original use and meaning.
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This is awell-knownphenomenonto railway operators.
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That is a verywell-knownphenomenonin being elected to represent a city.
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Micro-organism growth in stagnant water is awell-knownphenomenon.
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I am not going into explanations, for that is awell-knownphenomenonaffecting all businesses which are not able to make a large enough profit.
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The poverty trap is awell-knownphenomenonand it applies particularly where rents are high.
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