Collocations withoccurrence
These are words often used in combination withoccurrence.
Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.
actual occurrence
However, it is impossible with any confidence to interpret threats based on evidence concerning the actual occurrence of what is threatened.
From theCambridge English Corpus
annual occurrence
Offences for over-priced ale were an annual occurrence, and the same defendants appeared regularly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
chance occurrence
This is the signature of true association rather than a random or chance occurrence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
common occurrence
For these conditions a flow separation or 'breaking' of the second or third wave downstream of the original groove was a common occurrence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
daily occurrence
There are also those where almost every kind of undesirable practice is of daily occurrence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
everyday occurrence
They are instances of an everyday occurrence in connection with political meetings.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
frequency of occurrence
The pairs are then presented to a human in order of decreasing mutual information, not decreasing frequency of occurrence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
frequent occurrence
The least frequent occurrence of extended households in 1861 is found for this final category.
From theCambridge English Corpus
historical occurrence
The concept of revelation is generated here from a revelatory event, thus from a particular historical occurrence, rather than from general philosophical speculations, such as transcendental ones.
From theCambridge English Corpus
increased occurrence
Increased occurrence of depression in psychosis-prone subjects : a follow-up study in primary care settings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
infrequent occurrence
The reason for this not too infrequent occurrence was traced to leaking nozzle seals or pressure holes or to damage on the flat-plate leading edge.
From theCambridge English Corpus
isolated occurrence
However, this lack of anchoring is not an isolated occurrence : several other examples are noted in the literature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
likelihood of occurrence
Characteristically, variationists handle these data quantitatively, specifying distributional constraints in terms of a greater or lesser likelihood of occurrence rather than as categorical.
From theCambridge English Corpus
natural occurrence
Evidence for the natural occurrence of zeatin and derivatives: compounds from maize which promote cell division.
From theCambridge English Corpus
normal occurrence
That, but for the chance of selection, is a normal occurrence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
occurrence of disease
This is an imprecise way to assess occurrence of disease through contaminated water exposure because there is substantial bias due to differing perception of symptoms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
probability of occurrence
According to this division, medial errors are about four times more likely than nonmedial ones, whereas all other categories have the same probability of occurrence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
random occurrence
Were the two filled thirds a random occurrence?
From theCambridge English Corpus
rare occurrence
With the exception of invading asexual mutants reported later, this is a rare occurrence and is reported in the accompanying tables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
recent occurrence
A longer interval between earliest and most recent occurrence implies a greater likelihood that the problems are part of a stable behavioral repertoire.
From theCambridge English Corpus
regular occurrence
Further, the maltreatment described in these studies is often a regular occurrence to which the child could habituate rather than highly arousing single events.
From theCambridge English Corpus
similar occurrence
There remains the question of what precautions we are taking against any similar occurrence in the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
strange occurrence
If one is so far out of touch, having any impact on reality becomes a strange occurrence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
supernatural occurrence
The house has been reported to have many supernatural occurrences as detailed by the owners of the house and those who stayed in the house.
From
Wikipedia
tragic occurrence
There is an association between parents falling asleep in bed with their babies and the tragic occurrence of cot death.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
uncommon occurrence
So it is not an uncommon occurrence in these complicated cases.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
unfortunate occurrence
I have received a preliminary report on this most unfortunate occurrence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
unusual occurrence
The specimen provides an unusual occurrence of endolithic colonization of an igneous rock substratum, which analyses as microcline feldspar.
From theCambridge English Corpus
widespread occurrence
The widespread occurrence of male rarity indicates that it cannot be associated to specific island or site characteristics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.