exact moment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexactandmoment
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exact
adjective
uk/ɪɡˈzækt/us/ɪɡˈzækt/
in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in ...
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moment
noun
uk/ˈməʊ.mənt/us/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofexactandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Embryos explanted at the late 1-cell stage were observed in vitro to check theexactmomentat which they entered the 2-cell stage.
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Notice, however, that detecting theexactmomentwhen the user has 'finished' typing or modifying a word can be a tricky business.
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I do not think that it will be necessary at theexactmoment.
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The difficulty arises from knowing exactly when proceedings are imminent, from knowing theexactmoment at which contempt should technically be said to begin.
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No one is able to forecast theexactmomentof his death.
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You never know theexactmomentwhen diplomatic tension may come to the brink of war, if not to war itself.
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In each case, the debtor will know theexactmomentfrom which his rights and duties under the withdrawal provisions take effect.
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I do not think that anybody has ever been able to say theexactmomentat which the frontier is crossed.
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Theexactmomentwhen the tax charge hits may be of considerable significance.
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There is no consensus that viability is certain at 26 weeks, for the simple reason that theexactmomentof conception is never known.
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I hardly think this is theexactmomentfor me to make a statement on the subject.
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In any case who is going to decide theexactmomentat which they shall stop?
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I cannot, of course, at this stage forecast theexactmomentat which we shall rise.
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Theexactmomentof lifting sanctions will depend on progress at the constitutional conference.
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But in the circumstances which have arisen, obviously, these statements cannot be made at thisexactmoment.
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As one of the coastguards said, at theexactmomentthat an accident happens he may be looking sideways.
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Sometimes a shop cannot be closed at theexactmomentprescribed, and if someone came in a moment or two after that hour, what is to happen?
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Theexactmomentis dependent on the geographical longitude, and to a lesser extent on the time of the year.
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The collapse was headed for the history books at thatexactmoment.
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