Collocations withanswer
These are words often used in combination withanswer.
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answer sheet
The child's task was to circle the number on an answer sheet that represented the odd word.
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clear-cut answer
Although a clear-cut answer is impossible, a hypothesis can be advanced.
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coherent answer
Unpacking the logic of conservatism and exposing the presumptions on which it is based seem to be required if we are to provide a coherent answer to the question.
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conclusive answer
I am not sure that there is indeed no conclusive answer in this particular case, but let that pass here.
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correct answer
So, in the worst case, every element of the matrix has to be inspected to arrive at the correct answer.
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definite answer
We cannot give a definite answer, since the value is not uniquely determined unless we specify which semiring we are thinking of.
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definitive answer
Only this will give us the definitive answer.
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direct answer
The sources discussing granting the physician permission to heal contain a direct answer to the moral problem.
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easy answer
This question, however, has no easy answer by the late 50s and early 60s.
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evasive answer
I asked a question in this regard yesterday but received an evasive answer.
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honest answer
The only honest answer is yes, and no.
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incorrect answer
For every correct answer one point was given, no point if the answer was not known, and one point subtracted for an incorrect answer.
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logical answer
There is no logical answer to that argument.
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partial answer
Examination of interactions between marital equality and gender role ideology in this study provided a partial answer to this question.
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plausible answer
A plausible answer is this : we should examine the relationship of the parts to, and their efficiency in, the achievement of a purpose.
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precise answer
This method will not always give a precise answer, but it is a relatively good solution.
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quick answer
The quick answer is liquidity and counterparty risk.
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right answer
Another possibility is to include any hypothetical case that has a determinate right answer, even if there is disagreement on its resolution.
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satisfactory answer
The finite difference computer program gives a satisfactory answer to the problem of leakage in the labyrinth seal.
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sensible answer
Just when the insurrection began has puzzled many, and in this book the authors provide the most sensible answer yet available.
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short answer
Automated evaluation techniques will support short answer grading, as well as automated essay grading.
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simplistic answer
But it is not an easy matter, capable of a simplistic answer.
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Hansard archive
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straight answer
Most development economists will give you a straight answer if you ask them whether economic growth can be relied upon to trickle down reasonably fast.
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tentative answer
My tentative answer, based on the very limited cross-cultural evidence, is that they can.
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truthful answer
I think the truthful answer is that ‘sometimes we do’, when in fact the answer should be ‘always’.
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ultimate answer
Our ultimate answer is that for evolutionary analysis to be useful we must lower our expectations.
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wrong answer
This study prefers to reflect on the rather more interesting response revealed by a 'wrong answer'.
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