early indication

collocation in English

meaningsofearlyandindication

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early
adjective
adverb
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/ˈɜː.li/us
/ˈɝː.li/
near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or ...
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indication
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely ...
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(Definition ofearlyandindicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sea ice begins to wear away from underneath, so the snow melting on top is theearlyindicationof ice melt stages.
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Anearlyindicationof this came in the spring of 1991 with the entry into the city of more asylum seekers than provision allowed.
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In farm animals, there was anearlyindicationthat the acrosome reaction could be induced at the surface of the zona pellucida.
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Hypertension is thus only a secondary sign of preeclampsia, but is important as it is often anearlyindicationof the disease and has therefore become a key diagnostic sign.
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With the early-warning predictive model anearlyindicationto disease risk can be given which informs growers about disease risk, which can have economic and environmental benefits.
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We must, therefore, give anearlyindicationthat we are prepared actively to explore its implications.
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If we are trying to improve preventive medicine, one of the things we want is theearlyindicationof the presence of any disease.
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I should be grateful for anearlyindicationof the number of applications.
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That report was anearlyindicationthat today we were likely to have an important debate.
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Generally speaking an operational smoke detector will give anearlyindicationof any fire hazard.
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We will seek anearlyindicationof its findings.
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I have asked our partners for anearlyindicationof their readiness to re-negotiate the detailed arrangements on this basis.
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Anearlyindicationof a considerable expansion in the number of adult tutors would be helpful.
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Can he not give anearlyindicationof when we may discuss it?
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That would be anearlyindicationof a change in government.
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We have given thisearlyindicationof resources to bring it to fruition.
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Can he undertake this year to give anearlyindicationto pensioners of whether there is to be a bonus?
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I have asked our partners for anearlyindicationof their readiness to renegotiate the detailed arrangements on this basis.
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It is particularly important that the funding authority, which has responsibility for ensuring that there are sufficient places, should be given anearlyindicationof proposals that may be made.
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