explicit comparison
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplicitandcomparison
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explicit
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
clear ...
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comparison
noun[C or U]
uk/kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/us/kəmˈper.ɪ.sən/
the act of comparing two or more people ...
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(Definition ofexplicitandcomparisonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I now illustrate two of these differences and their significance by means of anexplicitcomparisonof the most relevant points.
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These were also the narratives in which bi-directional motifs - that is,explicitcomparisonof past and present and intergenerational transmission - were most salient.
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Of course,explicitcomparisonof known sequences allows one to reach more definite conclusions.
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The second major finding of this article is that resolving this question will requireexplicitcomparisonand evaluation of alternative specifications.
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Moreexplicitcomparisonwith other cultures could perhaps have mitigated this problem.
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For this reason, the book would have benefited from moreexplicitcomparisonof reform and demographic processes across states.
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However, often missing from treatments that focus on women's history is an analysis of the gender division of labour, that is, anexplicitcomparisonof men's and women's activities.
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It includes the description and analysis of foreign legal systems, even where noexplicitcomparisonis undertaken.
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Explicit comparisons were made with developing countries, where such reactionary elements also impeded progress and 'natural development', as it was often expressed.
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An additional chapter provides readers with a series of explicit comparisons across countries.
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In addition, the relative contribution birds have made to our understanding of speciation comes from the wealth of evidence provided rather than from explicit comparisons with other taxa.
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