exploratory phase

collocation in English

meaningsofexploratoryandphase

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exploratory
adjective
uk
/ekˈsplɒr.ə.tər.i/
us
/ekˈsplɑː.rə.tɔːr.i/
done in order to discover more ...
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phase
noun[C]
uk
/feɪz/
us
/feɪz/
any stage in a series of events or in a process ...
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(Definition ofexploratoryandphasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was no significant effect of any factor on the tendency for intruders to rear up the walls of the arena during theexploratoryphase.
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This way much larger samples were processed, an advantage in the earlyexploratoryphaseof the research.
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These proper ties are then exploited during anexploratoryphasein which one seeks to interpret the preinventive structures in meaningful ways.
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The experiment consisted of two phases, anexploratoryphaseand a learning phase.
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This may suggest that young colonies are in anexploratoryphaseprior to the establishment of major trunk trails.
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During theexploratoryphasethe subjects explored the objects either haptically (being blindfolded and using the physical object models) or visually (using the virtual object models).
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Important similarities were the use of anexploratoryphaseat the piano and the acknowledgement of both inspiration and revision as components of the composition process.
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That is what must be achieved in the currentexploratoryphaseof the discussions.
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That is why substantial progress must be made on the issue of the decommissioning of arms in thisexploratoryphase.
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Theexploratoryphaseduring the first year is on schedule, and detailed negotiations begin next year.
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That is why substantial progress must be made, in thisexploratoryphaseof the talks, in the issue of decommissioning arms and making them no longer available for use.
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Initially there are three progressively ordered phases that should be observed: the receptive, the imitative and the exploratory phases.
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