notable instance

collocation in English

meaningsofnotableandinstance

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notable
adjective
uk
/ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/us
/ˈnoʊ.t̬ə.bəl/
important and deserving attention, because of being very good ...
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instance
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.stəns/us
/ˈɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that ...
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(Definition ofnotableandinstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In onenotableinstance, the pattern of transferred allegiances worked in reverse order.
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I can call to mind anotableinstance, which probably has occurred to many besides myself.
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There is in the world at this moment onenotableinstanceof a real food surplus.
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Secondly, that was anotableinstancewhere a particular section of an industry was, without question, producing very much below capacity.
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It is anotableinstanceof courtly literature.
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The mostnotableinstanceoccurred in 1989 and 1990, when he declared religion as frequently a victimising factor.
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Onenotableinstancewhere there is an exception to the general observation is when a snow layer has fallen.
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In onenotableinstance, the hearings broke for a fifteen-minute pause that actually lasted over an hour.
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In onenotableinstance, the artist abandoned his levity for a more grave response.
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His debunking efforts were an important and characteristic feature of his nonfiction, and the present collection is anotableinstanceof it.
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Copyrighted tattoo designs that are mass-produced and sent to tattoo artists are known as flash, anotableinstanceof industrial design.
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This wondrous pursuit is, as things stand, anotableinstanceof putting the cart before the horse.
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The mostnotableinstanceof counterfeiting chips was broken up in 2005, when two men were caught falsely converting $1 chips into higher denominations.
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Onenotableinstancefrom men is when they revive various old and unfounded biological theories on women to justify the typical subservient positions of the female gender.
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Anotableinstanceof this is.
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There were, however, two notable instances.
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There have been, of course, very notable instances of this sudden fluctuation in price.
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Notable instances of polygraph usage include uses in crime and espionage themed television shows and some daytime television talk shows, cartoons and films.
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There are two notable instances of legal action over djinshi.
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