definite indication

collocation in English

meaningsofdefiniteandindication

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definite
adjective
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.nət/us
/ˈdef.ən.ət/
fixed, certain, ...
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indication
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely ...
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(Definition ofdefiniteandindicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is essential, to avoid delay, that the envelope shall bear somedefiniteindicationwhich will enable the man concerned to be readily identified.
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What we want is to have a perfectly clear anddefiniteindicationof what are financial measures.
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I want adefiniteindicationon that issue.
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Can they give a rather moredefiniteindicationof what they themselves intend to do for the salaries for which they are directly responsible?
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But, at this stage, at 20 minutes to five, we have received nodefiniteindicationthat this is the situation.
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We are asking that there shall be a clear anddefiniteindicationof the mind of the workpeople before a change is made.
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That is adefiniteindicationof his intention to claim a separation allowance.
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Will it be published so that the seamen can have somedefiniteindicationthat there will be a change in this direction?
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I think we ought to have had adefiniteindicationgiven of the line of policy.
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I regret, therefore, that it is not possible to give anydefiniteindicationof the action which will be taken.
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We must see what the motion is like when it reaches a final decision before we can give anydefiniteindicationon voting.
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This is adefiniteindicationof overspill, where a new town ought to be built.
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There were rumblings in 1914 that were adefiniteindicationof what was coming.
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But it will probably be better to defer doing this until somedefiniteindicationcan be given of the lines on which control will proceed.
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This is adefiniteindicationof a shyness, or coyness, on the part of wage-earners to accept the responsibility of the office of justice of the peace.
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To our surprise there was nodefiniteindicationagainst monotony; in fact, a considerable number of workers definitely enjoyed the monotony of their work, a process which implied no thinking.
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The 100,000 new beneficiaries under the proposal must not be taken as adefiniteindicationof the number of people who will receive the new allowance.
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Unfortunately these investigations did not produce anydefiniteindicationof the identity of the persons responsible, and in the absence of satisfactory evidence it is impossible to take criminal proceedings.
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In some of the evidence that we were given there was adefiniteindicationthat the universities were passing on responsibility without looking to the long term.
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