open arms

collocation in English

meaningsofopenandarm

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open
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən/us
/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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arm
noun
uk
/ɑːm/us
/ɑːrm/
either of the two long parts of the upper body that are attached to the shoulders and have the hands at ...
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(Definition ofopenandarmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, we have no guarantee that this condition holds in anopenarm, since we cannot exclude the possibility of saddles at infinity for the gradient flow.
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At the end of testing, the number of entries into the open arms was expressed as a % of the total number of arm entries.
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The enclosed arms are painted black while the central platform and two open arms are painted white.
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The apparatus consists of two open arms painted white, two enclosed arms painted black with an open roof elevated 50 cms off the ground.
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The time spent in the open arms was also expressed as a % of the time spent on both the open and the closed arms.
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No formal discipline, be it music, communication, sociology or economics, embraced the group with open arms.
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The baseline risk of an anastomotic leakage was based on the rates reported in the open arms of those trials identified by the systematic review of effectiveness (12).
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The apparatus is made of wood and consists of two open arms and two enclosed arms with an open roof elevated 50 cm off the ground.
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Moderate and high intensity mice spent more time in the open arms compared to the controls.
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He or she would be grabbed with open arms and dragged to the school.
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Many police staff and criminal investigation services will of course welcome this report with open arms as it simplifies their work.
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We all welcome sinners, and those who repent are welcomed with open arms.
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Where young people are brought in and offered responsibility, they typically take it with open arms.
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When it was not received with a great shout of welcome and open arms they looked hurt.
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He did not, because his proposals were not accepted at once with open arms, take up such an attitude.
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But let me say here and now that, so far as we are concerned, we ought to welcome it with open arms.
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Although farmers may not welcome it with open arms, they accept that cuts are necessary.
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They welcomed the proposal with open arms, and their own reservation was that the proposal of the committee did not go far enough.
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Apparently they are now to be welcomed with open arms.
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The world of entertainment will obviously welcome him with open arms.
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