basic objective

collocation in English

meaningsofbasicandobjective

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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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objective
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
us
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition ofbasicandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These could have a direct impact on a study's potential to meet thebasicobjectiveof contributing to improve management of the healthcare system as a whole.
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Last but not least, in order to have a strong economy, promoting employment should be set as abasicobjective.
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Child welfare is a fundamental concern and abasicobjective.
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Presumably, the firstbasicobjectiveof privatisation is to maximise the proceeds derived from any sale.
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Theirbasicobjectiveis to increase the fines imposed on summary convictions from £400 to £750.
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Ourbasicobjectivemust surely be to combine maximum stability with maximum freedom.
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There is a basic consideration which we must always keep in mind, and abasicobjective.
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He had onebasicobjectiveand that was to reduce the deficit.
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Ourbasicobjectiveremains to tackle the problem of costly surpluses at source.
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What is at issue in this amendment are two different approaches to the samebasicobjective.
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However, that does not put me off thebasicobjective.
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Thebasicobjectiveis to get effective employee participation.
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Abasicobjectivebehind our shorthold proposals is that of trying to meet the need for short-term rented accommodation in the private sector.
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Thebasicobjectiveof humanitarian aid is neither to prevent nor to resolve conflicts, but to alleviate the human suffering they cause.
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The end of the operation will depend on when thebasicobjectiveis achieved.
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Simplifying procedures, so that the transfer of sentenced persons is as flexible and with as little bureaucracy as possible, is ourbasicobjective.
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Ourbasicobjectiveall along has been the grid company back in public ownership.
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What is thebasicobjectiveof good management?
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It is abasicobjectiveof the counter-inflation policy to improve the position of the low-paid.
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