on multiple occasions
collocation in Englishmeaningsofon,multipleandoccasion
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on
preposition
uk/ɒn/us/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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multiple
adjective
uk/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl/us/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/
very many of the same type, or of ...
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occasion
noun[C]
uk/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/us/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/
a particular time, especially when something happens or ...
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(Definition ofon,multipleandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The unit of analysis was hospital discharge with some patients being hospitalized on multiple occasions per year.
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These layers indicate incineration with some type of combustible material on multiple occasions.
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We have wished for this feature on multiple occasions when writing systems programs in functional languages.
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After a toddler witnesses her father shy away from fire on multiple occasions, for example, she may begin to associate fire with fearful expressions and escape behaviors.
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Trends within families across multiple occasions can be identified, and differences in the pattern of these trends across families can be linked to variables that distinguish these families.
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During 18 months in one company, a new medical technology was encountered on average every week; 59 leading edge technologies were submitted for authorization (18 on multiple occasions).
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Linder's finding that parents often omitted important events from checklists they completed suggested it was worth asking the same informant to describe adversity on multiple occasions.
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Data and information is already keyed in on multiple systems and on multiple occasions.
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His sons have died on multiple occasions, but he has always replaced them.
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The ears have been the subject of jokes on multiple occasions.
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His performance was criticised for grabbing the fence to avoid being taken down on multiple occasions, yet he was not penaised with any point deduction.
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However, on multiple occasions, he shows his willingness to place himself in danger to protect those he cares about.
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He chaired the county party chapter from 1966 to 1970, and the local party chapter on multiple occasions.
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She has repeated the communism claim on multiple occasions.
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On multiple occasions he was fired many times from the team's staff position.
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