recorded instance

collocation in English

meaningsofrecordandinstance

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record
adjective
uk
/ˈrek.ɔːd/us
/ˈrek.ɚd/
at a higher level than ever ...
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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 ofrecordandinstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrecorded instance

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There is only onerecordedinstanceof a defendant having to wait more than eight weeks to stand his trial.
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I know of only onerecordedinstanceof this.
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During 1944, there is norecordedinstanceof spread of the disease among the civilian population by food, milk or water, although the possibility cannot be ruled out.
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Is there onerecordedinstanceabroad of that happening?
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There has only been onerecordedinstance, in 1995, when a member of staff was found to have possible unauthorised access to juror details.
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It was the firstrecordedinstancein the history of the dynasty that the king had given up the command of the army.
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This is the onlyrecordedinstanceof the double-headed eagle in actual imperial use.
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In onerecordedinstanceit was customary for people to light two candles, and place them on a table or high bench.
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The firstrecordedinstanceof a light echo was 1936, but it was not studied in detail.
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The practice dates back to the time the bridge was built, but the firstrecordedinstanceof someone diving off the bridge is from 1664.
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There is norecordedinstanceof there being fewer than two "yokozuna" and "zeki" in total.
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There was norecordedinstanceof her trying to assert political influence after that.
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The origin of the phrase is unclear, although the first knownrecordedinstanceof the phrase is from a 1944 book.
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In onerecordedinstance, a young boy had eighty amulets, so many that he could hardly play.
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This is the firstrecordedinstanceof this type of dismissal.
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Just three months after the commercial debut of the motion picture came the firstrecordedinstanceof motion picture censorship.
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This transaction contains an earlyrecordedinstanceof specified exceptions to the above clauses, which were typical of such arrangements at the time.
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This is the firstrecordedinstanceof the military formation later known as the oblique order.
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This may be the firstrecordedinstanceof post-mortem identification by forensic odontology.
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The campaign is also notable for the firstrecordedinstanceof a traction engine being employed on active service.
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