external agent
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexternalandagent
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external
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofexternalandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexternal agent
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Unaccusatives and anticausative alternators thus have in common the lack of a specifiedexternalagentfor the action of the verb.
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This article has treated the modes of musical presentation as positions on an independent variable manipulated by someexternalagent.
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Their model of explanation was purposive action by anexternalagentrather than an autonomous mechanical process in the system of nature.
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Extrinsic properties are usually assigned by someexternalagent, and thus are not inherent.
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With accusative verbs, however, anexternalagentis always implied, even when it is not overtly mentioned.
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Anexternalagent, often the user, must resolve the indeterminacy in seeking the goal.
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The writer's main interest concerns situations where someexternalagentexposes people to music, as is the case, for example, in an experiment in listening or in an educational context.
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If anything, ' revolutionary movements ' in the postcolonial countryside are solutions in search of a problem - and in the process they become the firstexternalagentto ' capture ' the peasantry.
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The need for any additional training is assessed by individual probation services and provided by either the service itself or anexternalagent.
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To be anexternalagentof change within this discipline implies two-way learning.
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It is divided into endogenous (due to an inherent characteristic of the individual), and exogenous (where it is caused by anexternalagent).
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Stieber was both an agent of domestic surveillance and anexternalagent.
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Such a requirement describes an interaction between anexternalagent(the user) and the software system.
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Predominantly, a brand ambassador is known as a positive spokesperson appointed as an internal orexternalagentto boost product/service sales and create brand awareness.
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This too often uses anexternalagent.
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The term commonly indicates that anexternalagent, such as a merchant or the government, has set a price level, which may not be changed for individual sales.
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Adding new components to a team does not necessarily involve integrating external agents.
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Therefore, external agents cannot apply to a facilitation role.
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In both the agencies studied here, the reigning metaphors were supported as much by external agents and cultural frameworks as they were by internal forces.
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