dominant approach

collocation in English

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dominant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/
us
/ˈdɑː.mə.nənt/
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the ...
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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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At present, thedominantapproachto dimensionality reduction in epidemiological inquiry is through the use of multivariable models.
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This contrasts sharply with the currentdominantapproachof simply assuming the validity of existing categories and then seeking antecedents.
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Over time, then, an accumulation of such appropriations could have transformative effects on thedominantapproachand the field.
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In contrast to the ambitious scale of the house building programme thedominantapproachto implementation was distinctly conservative.
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What is certain is that the currentdominantapproachto development is part of the problem and not the solution.
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A laissez-faire policy, meanwhile, which is thedominantapproachat present, results in numerous negative consequences in terms of social inequalities and spatial disparities.
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In contrast, thedominantapproachin psychology generally has been to focus on the cognitive and neurocognitive processes that underlie adaptation.
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Which brings us to (b), which seems to be thedominantapproach.
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The otherdominantapproachto economic growth disparities emphasizes the importance of fractionalization in preventing economic progress.
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Perhaps thedominantapproachhas been to characterize middles in terms of the argument structure of the verb and the thematic role of the subject.
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The fourth section concludes, and comments briefly on whether there might be future convergence around a newdominantapproachin economics.
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Adominantapproachconsists in a direct adaptation to mobile manipulators of the methodology that proved to be successful for stationary manipulators.
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Thedominantapproachto digital preservation is migration.
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In the post-war period, middle-range theory became thedominantapproachto theory construction in all variable-based social sciences.
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However, the currentlydominantapproachhas acquired immense political momentum because of the quantities of political capital sunk into it.
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If a contract specifies that a particular obligation is a condition thedominantapproachof the courts is to treat it as such.
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Although this remains thedominantapproachwhen examining individual creativity, an increasingly large number of studies have stressed the importance of also looking at social factors.
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There is a certain tension within the volume between the two dominant approaches of cultural studies and history.
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