background characteristics
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbackgroundandcharacteristic
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background
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/us/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
used to refer to something that is done before, and in preparation for, ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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(Definition ofbackgroundandcharacteristicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Each of the background characteristics included in the models examined in the comparison group sample was also reevaluated in the models including treatment.
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Then, we examined family members' medical charts to identify other background characteristics such as their relationship to the cancer patient and history of psychiatric disorder.
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Moreover, these results are not due simply to the background characteristics of talkers.
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Adolescents attending the three schools involved may differ in background characteristics that affect the outcomes.
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To identify significant associations between leisure-styles and background characteristics, cross-tabulations and chi-squared tests were employed.
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Table 3 shows the migration and other background characteristics for these two immigrant patient groups.
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First, it reconfirms that attitudes to democracy cannot be inferred from standard social background characteristics.
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Although this inventory of controls is extensive, some uncertainty surrounds the issue of when to measure these background characteristics.
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In the regressions, the specific vendor accounted for more of the explained variation in product evaluations than did physician background characteristics.
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Observed differences in delinquency between age-separated cohorts, then, may be due to nothing more than differences in these background characteristics, not to differences in development.
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Controlling for background characteristics, the number of generations supported, and the direction of family support-giving were included in separate analyses.
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The fourth step examined each leisure-style group by their background characteristics, attitudes towards work, and leisure and life satisfaction.
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The background characteristics explored the characteristics of the pupil, the family, and the school.
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Readers should note that the effects of background characteristics and substance use indicators were neither substantively nor statistically different across the four models.
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The study provides a unique opportunity for examining background characteristics associated with varying ages at entry into motherhood.
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The analyses were carried out separately for support exchanges with parents, siblings and children, with the background characteristics as covariates.
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The survey questions focused on the children's background characteristics (such as leisure hobbies and interests).
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