definition of success
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdefinitionandsuccess
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definition
noun
uk/ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/us/ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/
a statement that explains the meaning of a word ...
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success
noun
uk/səkˈses/us/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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Onedefinitionofsuccessis whether the speech recognizer accepts this later encounter of draw as read fluently without tutorial assistance.
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We would argue that adefinitionofsuccessneeds to encompass elements of both perspectives.
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All but one fit thedefinitionofsuccessused in the study: meeting the goals the farmer had set for him/herself according to the farmer's schedule for accomplishment.
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Thisdefinitionofsuccess, by excluding any case in which just one of multiple plaintiffs suffered even a partial loss of wages, may well understate the court's concern for mariners.
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I should be grateful if he could confirm that that is hisdefinitionofsuccessfor his programme for the young unemployed.
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Itsdefinitionofsuccessis when a child goes back to mainstream schooling and does not truant.
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Mydefinitionofsuccessis the difference that we have made to the people who depend on the service.
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Anydefinitionofsuccessthat allows mass unemployment is not recognised by me.
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That is a most peculiardefinitionofsuccess.
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Theirdefinitionofsuccesswas not that there should be greater customer satisfaction after privatisation but that there should be sufficient private companies bidding to run services.
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It can no longer use that as thedefinitionofsuccess, given that there are now only 122,000 young long-term unemployed who qualify for the scheme.
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It allows you to keep going that's thedefinitionofsuccessfor a writer.
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Where liberalism is never satisfied with its achievements because thedefinitionofsuccesscontinually changes, conservatism can reach a satisfaction with life.
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Equally, there is an urgent need to establish standards or definitions of success for each indicator of a given characteristic.
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These biases include changing priorities after the start of a project or not having any clear definitions of success.
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