widespread adoption

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadandadoption

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widespread
adjective
uk
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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adoption
noun
uk
/əˈdɒp.ʃən/
us
/əˈdɑːp.ʃən/
the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as ...
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The question of importance to clinicians is whether the results justify thewidespreadadoptionof this approach.
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All recognize that high seed yields are a basic requirement for successfulwidespreadadoptionof perennial grain crops.
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Unfortunately however, empirical documentation of effective programs does not typically lead to theirwidespreadadoptionby school systems.
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The morewidespreadadoptionof a behavioural approach to the management of early infant sleeping should be considered.
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It is widely recognized thatwidespreadadoptionof telemedicine has been slowed by a lack of evidence demonstrating its benefits (5;9).
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Several theories exist about thewidespreadadoptionof pension plans for outside directors.
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But virtually all agree that the single most important factor discouragingwidespreadadoptionof machinery was the tax on bricks.
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Widespreadadoptionof some practice within a certain region has sometimes sufficed to establish a customary international law with respect to that region.
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A participatory adoption assessment exercise indicatedwidespreadadoptionof new varieties and management practices, despite the need for increased labour.
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A major obstacle to thewidespreadadoptionof this technology may be its higher purchase cost.
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This approach would further reduce the cost of this type of intervention and enhance the possibility ofwidespreadadoptionof this technology.
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Widespreadadoptionof the model will disseminate an alternative view of old age to the general public.
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This is a first-rate work that deserveswidespreadadoption.
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Widespreadadoptionof this technique has been limited by the availability of a suitable device for use in children.
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Thewidespreadadoptionof a social agenda is very clear and explicit in developmental psychology and education.
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Secularization can happen without thewidespreadadoptionof the presumably 'scientific' beliefs of a world ruled by knowable natural laws and random chance.
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The high cost of the material prohibits itswidespreadadoption.
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However, economic advantage is not enough to secure thewidespreadadoptionof forage legumes.
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Whereas the majority of activities have focused on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, other healthcare interventions, including diagnostics, imaging technologies, and surgical procedures, are increasingly being evaluated beforewidespreadadoption.
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Thewidespreadadoptionof the sequential segmental approach should, by now, have removed all the mysteries from these anomalies, which should no longer be considered complex and difficult.
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