Collocations withinstance
These are words often used in combination withinstance.
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classic instance
As such, it is a classic instance of beneficence twisted into paternalism.
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concrete instance
In order to verify the design, a concrete instance of the sound space was constructed.
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exceptional instance
The one exceptional instance where things did not go smoothly might easily have been the general pattern.
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extreme instance
That, of course, is an extreme instance.
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given instance
That is, given the option of employing or not employing movement, there may be factors that influence the choice in any given instance.
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in the present instance
In the present instance they approximate to 0-06.
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instance of discrimination
The definition of "recurrent discriminatory practices" at the last rather than the first instance of discrimination is also to be commended.
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instances of fraud
We have other mechanisms to highlight previously undetected instances of fraud.
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isolated instance
His reappraisal of diseases linked with the saints is by no means an isolated instance.
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known instance
For a known instance of evil one might suggest that we do not need to know very much about this world at all.
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multiple instances
Many sentences contain multiple instances of the same type, such as lists and ranges.
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notable instance
In one notable instance, the pattern of transferred allegiances worked in reverse order.
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particular instance
In this particular instance, there has been a small increase in resource-saving progress.
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rare instance
Note that (13b) is a rare instance of thought being followed by a present-tense complement.
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recorded instance
There is only one recorded instance of a defendant having to wait more than eight weeks to stand his trial.
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separate instances
On the other hand, where identical discrepancies occur in the analysis of separate instances of identical wording, each instance is counted separately.
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single instance
First, there is the issue of "what counts" as a single instance of operant behavior.
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specific instance
It also yields a specific instance of the equation (3).
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striking instance
Apposition is a striking instance of a category that cannot be elucidated in that way.
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