ephemeral nature

collocation in English

meaningsofephemeralandnature

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ephemeral
adjective
uk
/ɪˈfem.ər.əl/us
/ɪˈfem.ɚ.əl/
lasting for only a ...
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nature
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.tʃər/us
/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, ...
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Theephemeralnatureof participation resides in the very conditions that have made increased participation both possible and necessary.
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Preference for open-ended negotiation of anephemeralnatureprevailed.
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This may be due to its implicit nature, theephemeralnatureof the acoustic input and the difficulty in accessing the processes.
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Our critical response was to the transient andephemeralnatureof shopping which we saw as wasteful and frivolous.
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The case study has explored the long and tortuous process of reform illustrating theephemeralnatureof policy windows.
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Theephemeralnatureof a relationship made it impossible to draw firm conclusions from this work.
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Bifolia were too large to be easily bound, and their fragility symbolises theirephemeralnature.
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Osborn sets up a condition for interaction which exposes theephemeralnatureof sonic phenomena.
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Just as this metaphor was used to illustrate and enable understanding, itsephemeralnatureimplies that in other situations the use of metaphors might be as useful.
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Care for the musical autonomy of students was more problematic, as a consequence of theephemeralnature of the sessions and their dislocation from other aspects of music education.
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In view of theephemeralnatureof the articles concerned, this was considered to be excessive.
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I am a little surprised not just by the possiblyephemeralnatureof my noble friend's committee but also by the concentration of expertise.
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It took a sober building that followed the lines of rational architecture despite itsephemeralnature.
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Theephemeralnatureof this early series can still be found in many of his works today.
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Many, like his illustrated calendars with humorous verses, were of anephemeralnature.
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Due to itsephemeralnature, the work can not be appreciated today, only the preliminary sketches.
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Ono mentions theephemeralnatureof the floating world that could be experienced during each night.
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This is compounded by the microscopic size andephemeralnatureof ectomycorrhizas and their structure.
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This classification has a ratherephemeralnatureand is prone to frequent revision.
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