Collocations withconvention
These are words often used in combination withconvention.
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accepted convention
There is no accepted convention for the identification of outliers.
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anime convention
The convention offers anime screenings, video games, a dealers room, guest panels, fan panels, cosplay competitions, and many other events typical of an anime convention.
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annual convention
It hosts an annual convention at which energy policy is debated and co-funds studies into energy policy.
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artistic conventions
Similarities generated in commemorative action are often a result of the commemorative process itself, such as the continuity of artistic conventions.
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breach of convention
It is far more difficult to get them to accept a breach of convention than to risk danger.
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constitutional convention
Many citizens of national reputation, rarely or never available for service in a state legislature, willingly assumed the burden of leadership in the constitutional convention.
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established convention
Sarjeant pointed out that there was no established convention for the notation of the new money.
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framework convention
It is with this in mind that we have recently called for the urgent consideration of a framework convention on climate change.
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international convention
This convergence between the major sources - a convergence on the transcendental - is also manifested in the process of 'reading up' the international convention into international custom.
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literary convention
Both novels betray themselves in favor of a literary convention that, by the time they appeared, was rapidly becoming a joke.
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long-standing convention
This is a long-standing convention of working-class literature, where the real threat to the peace of the community comes from the unrestrained upper ranks, not an unruly working class.
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naming convention
Throughout the paper, we prefer to maintain a uniform naming convention both for programs and queries.
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narrative conventions
In effect, the work exploits a wide range of narrative conventions, although these do not combine to produce anything even faintly resembling a linear narrative.
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national convention
The national convention serves as the governing body of each respective organization.
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nominating convention
As a result, the major party presidential nominating convention has lost almost all of its old drama.
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political convention
Further, while these upper chambers each hold a constitutional veto over legislation, it is heavily restricted by constitutional and political convention.
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regional convention
It called for the development of a regional convention on public participation to be considered.
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social convention
Many joined for reasons of social convention: it was the polite and respectable thing to do.
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stylistic conventions
Contributors should follow exactly the journal's stylistic conventions set out below when writing the final version of their articles.
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