opening phase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopeningandphase
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opening
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ/us/ˈoʊp.nɪŋ/
happening at the beginning of an event ...
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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 ofopeningandphasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This type of extendedopeningphasewas not seen in any other conversation in the data set.
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At least in theopeningphasethere was a vigorous debate.
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Theopeningphaseof any war is bound to be a phase of acute deflation.
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The reason may be that the beginning of a sound naturally attracts more attention than its ending; theopeningphaseof the sound often contains its structurally pertinent features.
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In any emergency the rôle of the police, particularly in theopeningphase, is likely to be crucial.
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Theopeningphaseof the mining mission was assigned to.
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But even if it has imperfections in itsopeningphase, we must assume that like all institutions the council will evolve.
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This is merely anopeningphase, so to speak, in order to see what ideas are available, and to give the opportunity for further thought.
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We cannot afford to have a large tactical air force unless we intend to mount an overseas land operation during theopeningphaseof a war.
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The stand remained until 1973, when it was demolished in what was meant to be theopeningphaseof a comprehensive redevelopment of the stadium.
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Theopeningphaseis over quickly, and the rest of the game is spent attempting to tactically justify the plan which you are now stuck with.
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The ferz, despite being colourbound, is in fact more powerful than the wazir (in theopeningphaseof the game), due to its larger mobility forward.
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Players at the club level also study openings but the importance of theopeningphaseis smaller there since games are rarely decided in the opening.
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Despite being colorbound, the ferz is the strongest of the basic leapers during theopeningphaseof the game, even stronger than the wazir, because it has larger mobility forward.
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He took great risks to rescue wounded comrades and inflicted prodigious destruction on enemy personnel and materiel even though suffering from the wounds he received in the battle'sopeningphase.
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