significant modification

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandmodification

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significant
adjective
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/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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modification
noun
uk
/ˌmɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmɑː.də.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a change to something, usually to ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandmodificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant modification

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A third or fourth ally would not have produced anysignificantmodificationonce this decisive modification had occurred.
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The sputtering model considered here may requiresignificantmodificationfor the case of highly fluffy and porous meteoroids.
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In contrast, plasma protein concentration, lysozyme activity and total haemocyte count showed nosignificantmodificationfollowing the challenge.
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During the course of the first pregnancy, nosignificantmodificationof the immune response was recorded.
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However, the age of the children in the study forced asignificantmodificationto this criterion.
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It has been repeatedly demonstrated that frequency tuning curves in primary auditory cortex undergosignificantmodificationfollowing behavioral associative conditioning paradigms.
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Time limitations on redemption may well have represented asignificantmodificationof domestic pawnship.
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The success of this experiment has been amply shown, and nosignificantmodificationof it is contemplated.
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It would certainly amount tosignificantmodificationof the present law, let alone what we are amending it to.
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I understand that the list is already undergoingsignificantmodification.
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To fit the program into the 320 words available on the chip, somesignificantmodificationwas used.
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A market stemming from its formative years still survives, albeit withsignificantmodification.
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They simply could not natively run in this new mode withoutsignificantmodification.
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The mostsignificantmodificationwas the reduction of weight using lighter materials unavailable during wartime.
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The building underwentsignificantmodificationduring its move in the late 19th century and a vestry was added in the 20th century.
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A moresignificantmodificationis to allow nilpotents in the sheaf of rings.
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The perturbation must be, to avoidsignificantmodificationof the system's natural dynamics.
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The mostsignificantmodificationto the car is under the engine lid.
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