mode of behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmodeandbehaviour
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mode
noun
uk/məʊd/us/moʊd/
formal
a way of operating, living, ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofmodeandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmode of behaviour
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It was soon found that this light endowed the machines with a newmodeofbehaviour.
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What is challenged is the assertion that the foundlings were almost all the products of this newmodeofbehaviour.
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But at the most fundamental level, fraternity is not amodeofbehaviour, or a type of preference.
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He is also stamped by amodeofbehaviourwhich, in the context of fin-de-siede culture, is unconvincing and alien.
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Were the police not to answer to my preferences in their chosenmodeofbehaviour, then they would not answer to the preferences of citizens generally.
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In my view thismodeofbehaviourdoes not meet our expectations regarding corporate social responsibility.
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Rather, the report describes a characteristicmodeofbehaviour, one that appalled all those who read the report.
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He or she will have been conditioned in the past to adopt a certain pose ormodeofbehaviour.
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Normally sensible people seem to adopt a thoughtlessmodeofbehaviour, and they then easily slip into aggressive and selfish habits.
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It is not attractive for anybody to appear to be forcing others into accepting his tastes ormodeofbehaviourin any art form.
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This is often translated as activity,modeofbehaviour, a virtuous way of life.
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Ethics, as amodeofbehaviour, is essential, a fabulous treasure.
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