explicit reference to
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplicit,referenceandto
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explicit
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
clear ...
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reference
noun
uk/ˈref.ər.əns/us/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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to
preposition
uk/tuː/us/tuː/
used before a verb to show that it is in ...
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(Definition ofexplicit,referenceandtofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Recent federal initiatives have containedexplicitreferenceto the resilience paradigm as an effective framework for developing and guiding interventions.
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There is noexplicitreferenceto natural goodness.
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In any case, it is clear that these people in their surveys never madeexplicitreferenceto the political philosophers whom we cite as sources.
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However,explicitreferencealso occurs (for further discussion, see the following section).
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In fact, specifications typically contain recursive definitions with noexplicitreferenceto time.
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However, the definition of a bihomomorphism seems to require anexplicitreferenceto elements.
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Therefore, we omitexplicitreferenceto and refer to -weak-head-reduction as weak-head-reduction.
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However, our formulation makes noexplicitreferenceto stationary phase or to the allied notion of group velocity.
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Here was a design to strengthen the masters' power in their shops and in the labor market withoutexplicitreferenceto that market.
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The agreement madeexplicitreferenceto full membership at a later date.
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However, an adequate account of the phonological differences between epenthetic and intrusive vowels seems to requireexplicitreferenceto syllables.
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Training was effective in both studies, especially when displayingexplicitreferenceto the kana system.
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A kernel corresponds uniquely to a set of features, but for many purposes the kernel representation can be manipulated withoutexplicitreferenceto the features.
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The second is a desire to compare with existing theories and experiments which makeexplicitreferenceto an apparent contact angle.
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Programmers often resort toexplicitreferencecounts, or even to special-purpose mark-and-sweep garbage collectors implemented anew for each class of record.
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As suggested above, discussions of the attribution of authenticity cannot always take place withexplicitreferenceto matters of sonic design.
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Other definitions of 'shallowness' have been proposed, which often makeexplicitreferenceto the curvature of the middle surface.
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In the model, selection and construction are achieved by condition-action rules that makeexplicitreferenceto behavioral goals.
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Instead, the caller sees a set of interface functions that have noexplicitreferenceto the state in their signatures.
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