wide divergence

collocation in English

meaningsofwideanddivergence

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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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divergence
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdaɪˈvɜː.dʒəns/us
/dɪˈvɝː.dʒəns/
the situation in which two things ...
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(Definition ofwideanddivergencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thewidedivergencebeam expands the size of the focal spot.
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Anywidedivergencebetween the two assessments might be a cause for debate or reassessment.
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Measures of profitability - seriously negative in most public sector cases - also showed awidedivergence.
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Thewidedivergenceof individuals raised from a single batch of eggs is most striking, especially as regards the males.
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Thewidedivergencelaser beam eliminates the speckle patterns caused by the phase plates.
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These high frequency components are well reduced, when the broadband and thewidedivergencebeam are used.
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Thewidedivergenceangle laser beam eliminates the speckle patterns caused by the phase plates.
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Our next idea is the combination of a broadband andwidedivergenceangle laser oscillator and a phase plate as shown in figure 1c.
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In the face ofwidedivergencein national practice, however, we would not expect these institutional arrangements to result in significant transfer effects.
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Amplification experiments for the broad band and thewidedivergencebeam are now on going to irradiate targets uniformly with phase plates.
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The one thing that has been clear this evening is that there is awidedivergenceof views among both parties, which is extremely healthy.
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There is awidedivergenceof view on the issue.
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There iswidedivergenceas to what love can do in the purification of many irregular alliances.
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There is awidedivergencein the figures.
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No case has previously been made for having awidedivergence.
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Even in the shipbuilding yards there is awidedivergencein the proportion of skilled to unskilled men as between one yard and another.
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There are already renewed signs of awidedivergenceof views.
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But countries come to the negotiating table with very different national circumstances and awidedivergencein their capacity to take action.
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My impression is of awidedivergenceof practice, with some children in need very well served but many left out in the cold.
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Any of those could be an explanation for awidedivergenceof view, but we are entitled to know which it is.
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