elaborate system

collocation in English

meaningsofelaborateandsystem

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsystem.
elaborate
adjective
uk
/iˈlæb.ər.ət/
us
/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
containing a lot of careful detail or many ...
See more atelaborate
system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/
us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
See more atsystem

(Definition ofelaborateandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelaborate system

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Anelaboratesystemof this kind is obviously not the product of an oral or semioral practitioners' culture but of a school.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Lines, cords, pulleys, and counterweights "activated anelaboratesystemof screens, shutters and curtains positioned at both sources" of light (skylights and windows) (165).
From theCambridge English Corpus
For new medicines there is now a veryelaboratesystemof scrutiny and tests before permission to market is granted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We currently have anelaboratesystemof production, marketing, and processing that is tuned toward annual, single-species grain crops.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A rather spectacular example is the development of anelaboratesystemin which tense and evidentiality categories are fused.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The album made use of two orchestras, recorded simultaneously in separate studios and synchronised via anelaboratesystemof click-tracks and closed-circuit televisions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rather, it underscores the fact that even a highlyelaboratesystemof constraints does not deprive the judge of either freedom or responsibility.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Polish is a morphologically rich language with a fairlyelaboratesystemof case inflections.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These included belonging to patrilineal descent groups which under the monarchical order were classified and hierarchised according to anelaboratesystem.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thiselaboratesystemof rent and revenue administration has incidental advantages in bringing together the rulers and the ruled.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We could not find it notwithstanding all thiselaboratesystem.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have the mostelaboratesystemof exchange control legislation, and stringent regulations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This immediately involves anelaboratesystemof costing, which most estate office staffs are not adequate to deal with.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is anelaboratesystemof ensuring that safety standards will be preserved.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Litigants will meet anelaboratesysteminvolving insurance against costs.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have a veryelaboratesystem, and what we propose is a very considerable improvement.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That would require anelaboratesystemof rebates to alleviate the consequent injustices.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What is the purpose of thiselaboratesystemof control?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There cannot be, as a practical matter, anyelaboratesystemof apportionment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofelaborate
Go to the definition ofsystem
See other collocations withsystem