elaborate plan

collocation in English

meaningsofelaborateandplan

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elaborate
adjective
uk
/iˈlæb.ər.ət/us
/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
containing a lot of careful detail or many ...
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plan
noun
uk
/plæn/us
/plæn/
a set of decisions about how to do something in ...
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(Definition ofelaborateandplanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To be justified, thiselaborateplanshould at least be likely to create harmony.
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He will find a veryelaborateplan, giving the proportional representation of every constituency.
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The person who makes the application is entitled to put a mostelaborateplanon paper in purely theoretical form.
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People expect you to give someelaborateplanwhich will work wonders.
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It is a remarkable fact that we have this quiteelaborateplanin operation.
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That is the kind of statement which is being put up to support thiselaborateplan.
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That is an essential part of theelaborateplanwhich is one of the most important parts of our arrangements in connection with winning the war.
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They develop anelaborateplantogether to catch masses of ghosts.
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An even moreelaborateplanwas unveiled in 1917, which called for row houses, a central park, and a playground.
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Compared to the simple qubba layout, itselaborateplanrendered this type exclusive.
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He also worked the theory into anelaborateplanfor control of the development of the race.
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Despite anelaborateplanmany things go awry and the gang members can scarcely escape.
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Knowing it would require many followers, it concocts anelaborateplan.
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They have worked out elaborate plans for dealing with this difficulty.
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That is a situation the elaborate plans of which they talk do not deal with at all.
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This will show the taxpayer that he is not to furnish elaborate plans and particulars of properties.
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It is no use having elaborate plans for accommodation, if there are no ships and no seamen to enjoy those amenities.
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The purpose of aid should be to build from the bottom upwards, and not to impose too elaborate plans from the top.
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All recent administrations have failed to tackle that problem, despite the publication of many elaborate plans most of which have now been pigeon-holed.
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