degree of continuity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandcontinuity
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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continuity
noun[U]
uk/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ə.ti/us/ˌkɑːn.tənˈuː.ə.t̬i/
the fact of something continuing for a long period of time without being changed ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandcontinuityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Additionally, this account is compatible with the facts of change and affords a highdegreeofcontinuity.
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So far, this aspect has been characterized by a remarkabledegreeofcontinuity.
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Along with the personal touch, there must be just the rightdegreeofcontinuitywith which authors can readily identify.
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Moreover, thedegreeofcontinuitymay vary, depending on the group studied.
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Any analysis that places distinct phenomena in historical context implies a greater or lesserdegreeofcontinuity.
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Whatdegreeofcontinuity(over time) or unity (at a time) do selves or persons really possess?
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These accounts entail very little change in the grammar, providing for a highdegreeofcontinuityacross stages of development.
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I propose that this is an epiphenomenon of the narrative genre and the highdegreeofcontinuitythat this genre exhibits.
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The greater thedegreeofcontinuitybetween the events referred to, the less frequent the use of punctuation markers in children's production.
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An important characteristic is that they allow to control thedegreeofcontinuitybetween two adjacent segments.
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The strongest and most striking finding in this study was thedegreeofcontinuitybetween fathers' autonomy-undermining behavior and later hostility on the part of their young adult offspring.
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This account with its associated assumptions about children's underlying representations preserves a highdegreeofcontinuityin the grammars of these children through the various stages of development.
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Contiguity therefore differs according to the structural level considered, and is determined by the type of spectromorphology and thedegreeofcontinuityover time.
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In our view some such initialdegreeofcontinuityis generally desirable, though financial or other considerations may preclude this in some cases.
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Developing countries have not been able to rely on thedegreeofcontinuitythat is necessary.
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It would have been of great assistance to us had we had adegreeofcontinuity.
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We need to retain a certaindegreeofcontinuityin this area.
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No other system would provide such a highdegreeofcontinuityof employment, consistently with economy.
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Traditionally, my group has not been in favour of earmarking, but the selected organisations should be able to rely on a certaindegreeofcontinuity.
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