basic education
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbasicandeducation
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basic
adjective
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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education
noun[S or U]
uk/ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of teaching or learning, especially in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get ...
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(Definition ofbasicandeducationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In the first model, psychiatric diagnoses and other confounders are predictors ofbasiceducation(v. all others).
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Although they have emerged from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, all acquired at least abasiceducationwhich places them among a cultural elite.
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Though there is a high participation inbasiceducation, it is estimated that only twothirds of the population finishes primary school.
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Good health and nutrition are not only essential inputs but also important outcomes ofbasiceducationof good quality.
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Its rehabilitative measures included time-discipline, behavioral restrictions, medical attention as needed,basiceducation, and training in handicrafts.
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Many girls - including those from lower social groups - received abasiceducationat a local school.
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The majority of respondents had only hadbasiceducation.
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Should they then engage in work after the age of ten, they would at least have had abasiceducation.
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More than half the cases progressed beyondbasiceducation.
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Their emphasis onbasiceducationmay have an important impact on the number of girls attending school.
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They provided abasiceducationtypically in isolated areas.
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Another case that saw citizen groups win the day was the issue of development aid forbasiceducation.
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One study looked at the effect of education and reported that women ofbasiceducationlevel were at higher risk of hospitalization than men of higher education level.
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We plan to spend £1.3 billion onbasiceducationover the next five years.
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It is unacceptable that, 50 years after that declaration was established, many of the world's children are missing out onbasiceducation.
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