obvious parallel
collocation in Englishmeaningsofobviousandparallel
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obvious
adjective
uk/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/
easy to see, recognize, ...
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parallel
noun
uk/ˈpær.ə.lel/us/ˈper.ə.lel/
something very similar to something else, or a similarity between ...
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(Definition ofobviousandparallelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Perhaps the mostobviousparallelis the explicit martialization of courtship.
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For example, the study of helping behaviors in social psychology has anobviousparallelin the study of altruism in evolutionary biology.
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This is theobviousparallelthat one would seek in this particular respect for both these items.
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Anobviousparallelis the special treatment enjoyed by agricultural land.
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We are living in a situation which has had no parallel, or noobviousparallel, for many centuries.
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Theobviousparallelis the register of company names and trademarks.
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Theobviousparallelis the exploitation of animals.
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Ellwood notes theobviousparallelbetween the conservatism of myth, which speaks of a primordial golden age, and the conservatism of far right politics.
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The question of cartels raises a particular issue of equivalence in the agricultural sector because there are no obvious parallels, at least amongst agricultural producers.
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The most obvious parallels between carework and other forms of bodywork are found in the health care sector.
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In addition, the present case now reveals obvious parallels to the one studied in the preceding section.
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However, this, cannot be separated from the export promotion side because there are obvious parallels.
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However, there are obvious parallels between the commissioner's assistance and that provided by the legal aid fund.
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Cyclo-cross has some obvious parallels with mountain bike racing, cross-country cycling and criterium racing.
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