Collocations withpreparation

These are words often used in combination withpreparation.

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academic preparation
Linking critical literacy and media literacy in an academic preparation programme.
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adequate preparation
As a result, early work experience could inter fere with adequate preparation for adulthood.
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advance preparation
Students in the experimental groups received about five months of instruction on a variety of writing strategies that included the metacognitive strategies of advance preparation, monitoring, and evaluating.
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careful preparation
Such crosses were to be borne with belief and through careful preparation for one's own death.
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ease of preparation
We need a marketing programme for trout for the consumer, to try to promote availability, the reliable quality of the fish, ease of preparation for the table, and its cleanliness.
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elaborate preparation
After months of elaborate preparation, the success of the expedition depended largely on the enemy remaining in complete ignorance of its destination.
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extensive preparation
It is the product of extensive preparation and discussion.
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final preparation
Final preparation was carried out with a needle and diluted acetic acid.
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food preparation
Wedding cakes were probably contaminated directly by infected food handlers, or indirectly via contaminated food preparation surfaces or utensils.
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in preparation
A large number of volumes are in preparation and will be published at short intervals.
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inadequate preparation
There has been inadequate preparation.
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insufficient preparation
There has been insufficient preparation for and discussion of this issue, yet it is a very serious matter.
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lack of preparation
Some students feel that it is difficult, but also that this difficulty could be the result of lack of preparation.
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medicinal preparation
Nicorette was the first medicinal preparation to facilitate smoking cessation.
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pharmaceutical preparation
Kosmotropes are used to prevent protein aggregation in pharmaceutical preparation and at various stage of protein extraction and purification.
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preliminary preparation
Schemes for bypassing all these communities are in various stages of preliminary preparation.
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preparation time
One possible source of informational advantage for plaintiffs is the longer preparation time they may have.
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professional preparation
Change in teacher candidates is gradual and often imperceptible and is impacted by diverse developmental events that occur during professional preparation.
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proper preparation
Firstly, that proper preparation pays off.
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psychological preparation
Since interventions are modest in comparison to the benefits, psychological preparation prior to surgery enhances both quality and cost-effectiveness.
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sample preparation
The number of seeds tested, reject/accept criteria, sample preparation steps and method used for testing are all elements of the testing plan.
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sufficient preparation
But these attempts are not likely to provide sufficient preparation for the heterogeneity of learners or contexts that teachers actually encounter.
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thorough preparation
I have mentioned the need for thorough preparation.
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topical preparation
However, none of that is a substitute for topical preparations to be applied to the skin.
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vocational preparation
Better vocational preparation is another.
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