Collocations withorientation

These are words often used in combination withorientation.

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achievement orientation
Similarly, the achievement index shows the more developed a society is, the less emphatic the achievement orientation of its population.
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general orientation
Nevertheless, large numbers of easily identifiable bone fragments gave us clues to the general orientation of the deposits.
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goal orientation
The low dynamic levels, the absence of vibrato and the lack of goal orientation are aspects of 'mourning', a description he thought appropriate for his work.
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horizontal orientation
However, tomato plants had highly elongated and complex canopies that could not be easily measured from either a nadir or horizontal orientation.
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ideological orientation
The direction of those more far-reaching policies pursued under such circumstances can be expected to depend on the ideological orientation of the government parties.
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orientation session
Hikers are told how to react to possible encounters with dangerous animals (cougars, bears, wolves) at the mandatory orientation session prior to starting the trail.
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political orientation
Chapter 13 demonstrates that the gendered political orientation is associated with the actual world of politics, which is dominated by men.
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preferred orientation
Petrofabric analyses of quartz c-axis preferred orientation were carried out on one thin-section from each sample, using an optical microscope and universal stage.
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religious orientation
The consensus over the religious orientation of the country's schools does not extend to the shaping of the national elite.
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spatial orientation
We are told that the human body is the source model to describe and understand spatial orientation (40).
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theoretical orientation
Alternatively, a manualized and structured therapy may have brought about more improvement or a therapy using a different theoretical orientation.
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value orientation
One proposal is to suggest traits such as "group-identity" or "social value orientation," which can vary across subjects.
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vertical orientation
It is appropriate here because of the predominantly vertical orientation of the crystals in the mushy layer.
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