official version
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficialandversion
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official
adjective
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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version
noun[C]
uk/ˈvɜː.ʃən/uk/ˈvɜː.ʒən/us/ˈvɝː.ʒən/
a particular form of something that is slightly different from other forms of the ...
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(Definition ofofficialandversionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofofficial version
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The nation was as much a lie as theofficialversionof its culture.
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The first wave of commemorative activities between 1916 and 1923 was characterized by the juxtaposition of theofficialversionand the testimony of combatants.
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Theofficialversionwas that public health concerns had led the government to evacuate provincial students from the capital.
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An alternative way of writing about military affairs developed, which did not identify completely with theofficialversion.
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Another familiar phenomenon is the often unforeseeable victory of a de facto standard over theofficialversion.
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Some systems submitted answers for the same test instance more than once and this was not discarded in theofficialversionof the scorer.
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That brings me to a significant area of contention with theofficialversionof events.
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Her version of events differed somewhat from theofficialversion.
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It told a story which was fundamentally at variance with theofficialversion.
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No one seems to know exactly what is theofficialversion.
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Now what comes after the word "directive" in theofficialversion?
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When the security services do not lie, they sometimes suppress evidence that is inconvenient to theofficialversionof events.
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First, it must be composed of persons of an inquiring frame of mind, preferably with a track record of scepticism towards theofficialversionof events.
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In particular, there will need to be among the 11 members—and, indeed, among the staff whom they employ—people with a track record of scepticism towards theofficialversionof events.
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The search for a final disposal site for waste is still only "nearing completion", to quote theofficialversion.
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It is useful reading matter, but it cannot replace theofficialversion, which will take a certain time to prepare.
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It would simply be theofficialversionof who you are, what you arc, and what you have done.
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So far, it has uncovered many inconsistencies and blatant lies in the flawedofficialversionof events.
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Theofficialversionis played as a slow march, without the original tune's initial "paseo".
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Theofficialversioncan use a musical instrument; it does not allow audience interruptions.
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