concrete detail

collocation in English

meaningsofconcreteanddetail

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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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detail
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.teɪl/us
/dɪˈteɪl/us
/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofconcreteanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One patient may need to have the research described inconcretedetailto make his decisions.
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From this we take the point that we need to describe in moreconcretedetailhow children might learn about the many ways the word "think" can be used.
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Let us look at this linking process in moreconcretedetailand look more closely at the process that transforms a complex biological system into a less complex computational system.
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We agree that it is important to consider other aspects of relationships beyond cooperation and constraint, as well as to examine cooperative interaction inconcretedetail.
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I have not voted in favour of the report, because it does not provide enoughconcretedetailabout strategies to deal with the problem.
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In this sense, the report's call for rapid action in relation to youth unemployment is to be welcomed, although there is a lack ofconcretedetail.
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The scope and grandeur of his reflections is supported by theconcretedetailof his narrative.
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Historical context shapes the concrete details in unpredictable ways.
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Present-day capoeiristas might be disappointed because records provide so few concrete details on the game itself.
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This is reasonable: there is nothing wrong with defining a programming language in the abstract, without tying it to the concrete details of operating systems and file systems.
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Can he not give rather more concrete details of the analysis of the reductions which he claims, rightly or wrongly, to have brought about?
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We have to take concrete details, avoid generalities, and deal with these details.
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However, there were no concrete details of progress in either of these news reports.
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There were no concrete details of the meeting, but speculation from the aides has presented information on the meeting.
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It is highly recommended to look at other sites for that information as it might be published and heavily researched, providing more concrete details.
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The facade is characterized by decorative brickwork, concrete detailing, and a large central arch leading to double-leaf doors.
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While scientists deal with the concrete details, it is philosophers who consider in the abstract what it is for one thing to cause another.
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She calls the telephone company and the police, but with few concrete details, they can do nothing.
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He calls the police, who search their ten-mile radius and listen for concrete details to pin the robbery down.
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