elusive concept

collocation in English

meaningsofelusiveandconcept

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elusive
adjective
uk
/iˈluː.sɪv/us
/iˈluː.sɪv/
difficult to describe, find, achieve, ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofelusiveandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelusive concept

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Although it is anelusiveconcept, it generally refers to the way people relate each other.
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But democracy is anelusiveconceptwith many ambiguities attached to it.
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What was clear, however, is that thiselusiveconceptof concept played a key role in making good architecture.
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Another potential objection is the re-emergence of ' unacceptable ' levels of land inequality - however thiselusiveconceptis defined.
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However, salience is anelusiveconcept.
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Incomplete information about its characteristics is sufficient for designers to be guided in their decisions by an "elusiveconcept," which represents this highly personal sensation architects feel about their work.
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Yet it has remained anelusiveconcept.
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That is closely linked with corporatism, which is a somewhatelusiveconcept.
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Beyond that, it is a ratherelusiveconcept.
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Justice is anelusiveconceptexcept in relation to the rule of law.
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Conferences have been held on the importance of theelusiveconceptfrom the perspectives of consumers and psychiatrists.
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But anybody who has seriously tried to axiomatize thatelusiveconcept, will probably concur with it.
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This seems to be anelusiveconceptexcept at manufacturing companies that have extremely brilliant and industrious staff who assemble custom systems.
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It is true that in paragraph 89 he referred to opportunities beneficially owned by the principal; but he did not discuss further what thatelusiveconceptmight mean.
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The concept of culture is one of the more elusive concepts in the social sciences.
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In fact, as the diagram illustrates schematically, genes are much more complicated and elusive concepts.
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He is perhaps best known for dealing with the elusive concepts of memory and perception through light installations.
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