Collocations withperfection
These are words often used in combination withperfection.
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absolute perfection
However, there is no clear-cut way of deciding what constitutes either maximal greatness or absolute perfection.
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counsel of perfection
This is not a counsel of perfection; it is an effort to improve on the current situation.
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degree of perfection
The goal seems to be to learn all material to an equal degree of perfection, and as a result students lose interest.
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moral perfection
In preparation for that event they saw it as incumbent on individuals to strive for moral perfection.
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near perfection
This coupled with the previously mentioned failure to present systematically the psychology of auditory perception, prevents excellence achieving near perfection.
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physical perfection
But if one looks on disability as any shortfall below complete physical ability, obviously the number will be far greater because, unfortunately, superman and physical perfection are rare.
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pursuit of perfection
The pursuit of perfection in accuracy leads, perhaps, to an excessive administrative cost.
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standard of perfection
A standard of perfection is unrealistic, however, if only because both estimated and actual performance scores are inevitably affected by random error components.
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technical perfection
And so the drive towards technical perfection begins: fidelity of the medium and fidelity to the score.
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