careful observation

collocation in English

meaningsofcarefulandobservation

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careful
adjective
uk
/ˈkeə.fəl/us
/ˈker.fəl/
giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or ...
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observation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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Carefulobservationand description of tropical forest change provides the material from which specific hypotheses must be formulated and examined.
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Carefulobservationof these cases further reveals that the results of the committees' decisions neither went against party politics nor any high profile party politician.
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This arrangement may resemble superficially a sunken epithelium, butcarefulobservationat ultrastructural level reveals that these structures are completely different.
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In all his written work the emphasis has been on innovative ideas combined withcarefulobservationand thorough analysis.
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Furthermore,carefulobservationof a patient 'at rest', and during attempts at eating and drinking can be highly profitable to clinical diagnosis.
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Carefulobservationin the use of enalapril is, therefore, needed in patients with dehydration.
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Errors in hue placement are reduced by chance and bycarefulobservation.
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She makes it clear thatcarefulobservationis required of the therapist when identifying where problems might lie within the auditory system alone.
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Mastering the intentionality of open reductive listening is a first step that leads tocarefulobservation of the different attributes of the sound as such.
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A single determination of a point of instability was made over a span of 10min ofcarefulobservation.
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Carefulobservationof both physical and psychological symptoms may be necessary.
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The moral guidance on offer from nature is available only to those with the correct method (carefulobservation) and the right attitude (sympathy).
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His written work was distinguished by innovative ideas combined withcarefulobservationand thorough analysis.
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We have demonstrated howcarefulobservationand analysis can help researchers better understand the effects of spatial layout on crowd behaviour.
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However, morecarefulobservationreveals that these neural differences may be indicative of relative weighting of different cognitive components.
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Butcarefulobservationallows us to tease apart causes and reasons.
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In both the metal casting and rock formation processes,carefulobservationof the final solid suggests that the desorbed bubbles often form regular spatial patterns.
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The long term prognosis of interventional therapy for coronary arterial fistulas remains obscure, and further investigation andcarefulobservationare mandatory.
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The last is faint in the photograph, but can be picked up withcarefulobservation, or by using image analysis.
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