wide acceptance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwideandacceptance
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wide
adjective
uk/waɪd/us/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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acceptance
noun[U]
uk/əkˈsep.təns/us/əkˈsep.təns/
general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in ...
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(Definition ofwideandacceptancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The inclusion of research in teacher education curricula has gainedwideacceptancewithin the teacher education community.
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These categories have fairlywideacceptanceamong researchers, although slightly different labels may be used.
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The spreadsheet paradigm, a first-order subset of the functional programming paradigm, has foundwideacceptanceamong both programmers and end users.
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However, in spite of these advantages and itswideacceptance, implicit invocation remains relatively poorly understood.
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Several rather evident features of the edict, however, make thewideacceptanceof this view puzzling.
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The metaphoric description of literary history as a long and complex evolution of forms also gainedwideacceptance.
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This has been due to thewideacceptanceofcatheter interventions as alternatives, and adjuncts, to surgery.
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Online blood gas analyzers have foundwideacceptance, with over 85% of the programs monitoring some parameters online.
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Although the idea that genes influence behavior is widely accepted, the content of this idea differs little from thewideacceptancethat the brain influences behavior.
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Document management systems are gainingwideacceptancein the construction industry.
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Another approach, the case study method (22;23), tracks a commonly used treatment retrospectively for the historical trail of evidence that presumably led to the treatment'swideacceptanceand use.
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While many of these points hold interest in terms of future research, this review focuses on the neuroprotective effects of lithium that have gainedwideacceptance.
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Social competence referred to the child's effectiveness in the peer group, including sociability,wideacceptanceamong other children, friendship, social skills, and leadership qualities.
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We must, however, offer something if the community charge is to gainwideacceptance, particularly among people with relatively modest incomes.
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However, the views expressed there findwideacceptanceamong those engaged in religious education.
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I should be surprised if, when the length of the academic course is finally determined, it does not findwideacceptance.
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A variety of views has been expressed, but there iswideacceptanceof the need for far-reaching change in the structure of local government.
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I am very pleased that there is nowwideacceptancethat this policy has worked.
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