normal activity

collocation in English

meaningsofnormalandactivity

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normal
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.məl/
us
/ˈnɔːr.məl/
ordinary or usual; the same as would ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/
us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofnormalandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Variably defined as < 50% or < 70% ofnormalactivity.
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Variably defined as < 60% or < 80% ofnormalactivity.
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The latter exported specie as anormalactivityafter payment of customs duties.
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The criteria used to determine recovery were the resumption of continuous feeding andnormalactivity.
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What is quite understandably regarded as a privilege is also regarded as anormalactivity.
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Cares f or self; unable to carry onnormalactivityor do active work.
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Some people can return to work ornormalactivity, while others cannot.
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Parenthood is anormalactivity.
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That is anormalactivity.
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Furthermore, we are studying how thenormalactivityof these cells is altered in the disease setting.
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Breathing on the oboe while playing should not be significantly different from breathing while carrying on anormalactivity.
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It is anormalactivityof civil life.
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That is anormalactivityin benefit administration.
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This ranking was as expected from the description of episode duration where gastroenteritis involved restrictions tonormalactivity, while the other two episodes did not.
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The endospore can survive harsh environmental conditions, such as high or low temperatures or drought, because it is dormant-itsnormalactivityis suspended.
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This case looks more realistic when a new policy or external shock is applied and the economic agents try to adapt without changing theirnormalactivity.
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These students come from homes where striking is thenormalactivity.
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It has experience of it through thenormalactivityof ministers.
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If a person cannot hear, the ability to enjoynormalactivityis very much harmed.
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The secondnormalactivitywith regard to the land is a novel one.
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Our society deliberately segments and separates children from a great deal ofnormalactivity.
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I think the less said, the soonernormalactivitywill be resumed.
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The centre has an extraordinary record of restoring patients to health andnormalactivity.
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They play truant, miss meals, and give up othernormalactivityto play "space invaders".
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