evolving concept

collocation in English

meaningsofevolveandconcept

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evolve
verb[I or T]
uk
/ɪˈvɒlv/us
/ɪˈvɑːlv/
to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofevolveandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Frailty in elderly people: anevolvingconcept.
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In the section which follows, we trace the emergence and development of the concept with respect to employment matters, and review some controversial features of theevolvingconcept.
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Above all, it is anevolvingconceptwhich responds to a variety of pressures and developments.
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I note also that he accepts that a sustainability assessment is anevolvingconcept.
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If it is anevolvingconcept, presumably at some point we shall have to face evolving planning guidance and evolving regulations in order to keep up.
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Nationalism as we know it today was not a factor, but anevolvingconceptjust coming into its early years.
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He has a concept of being burned by the heat of the sun and links being burned to hisevolvingconceptof fire.
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Humanitarianism has been anevolvingconcepthistorically but universality is a common element in its evolution.
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Evolving concepts of sleep cycle generation: from brain centers to neuronal population.
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Evolving concepts in the management during the neonatal period of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
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It covers the new and fastevolvingconceptof virtual economy.
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Evolving concepts of test validation.
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