comprehensive database

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comprehensive
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv/us
/ˌkɑːm.prəˈhen.sɪv/
complete and including everything that ...
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database
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdeɪ.tə.beɪs/us
/ˈdeɪ.t̬ə.beɪs/
a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at ...
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(Definition ofcomprehensiveanddatabasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was included to ensure the availability of acomprehensivedatabaseof the participants' interlanguage.
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This has resulted in a rich andcomprehensivedatabaseof pesticide use since the inception of the program in 19901.
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These expression patterns form the beginning of acomprehensivedatabaseof patterns of gene expression at high resolution in the human forebrain in health and disease.
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We must also have acomprehensivedatabasesystem.
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Acomprehensivedatabasefor the projects funded under these programmes is currently under development.
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I urge him to consider the establishment of acomprehensivedatabasefor in-service teachers.
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There has been a need to set up acomprehensivedatabaseof the 50,000 potential claimants and to establish their entitlements to share in the distribution.
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Over the years it has built up acomprehensivedatabaseof information, to the extent that one-third of the inquiries it receives comes from the social services department itself.
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Acomprehensivedatabaseof visa applications with biometrics matched to each applicant will mean that genuine travellers are able to prove their identity easily and travel more freely.
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We are therefore determined, as part of our review of employers' liability insurance, to develop acomprehensivedatabaseto ensure that we have full records of firms' procedures.
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The problem is that there is still nocomprehensivedatabaseof separated children that includes both accompanied and unaccompanied children and states whether they were seeking asylum.
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The sheer magnitude of the data organising effort was staggering, but all within one singlecomprehensivedatabase.
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The site's original goal was to build the mostcomprehensivedatabaseof electronic music, organized around the artists, labels, and releases available in that genre.
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The organization has acomprehensivedatabaseof registered tourism services in the country, as well as information about places, attractions, routes, and travel times.
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A national website presents results from some of the most comprehensive databases (currently covering heart failure, hip fractures, lung cancer, schizophrenia, strokes, and diabetes).
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The site contains the mostcomprehensivedatabaseof lawyers in the country and allows users to search for lawyers using factors like geography, specialty, language and law school.
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Comprehensive databases of impact structures are available elsewhere, and impact research is a specialized study.
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He began not only discussing and commenting on conlangs but also cataloguing them in acomprehensivedatabase, with overviews of the languages and links to their respective websites.
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It provided comprehensive reporting capabilities, inventory management and collection abilities, giving the store network one of the most comprehensive databases in retail history.
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It is also one of the most comprehensive databases of peace agreements with an advanced search functions.
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