final draft
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffinalanddraft
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final
adjective
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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draft
noun
uk/drɑːft/us/dræft/
a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the ...
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(Definition offinalanddraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffinal draft
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As he commented himself, thefinaldrafthe was working on lacked a proper conclusion.
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Thefinaldraftthus left more to the discretion of the member states.
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Fluency is words word-processed per minute, including those deleted from thefinaldraft.
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They had pretty fierce internal struggles before they got to theirfinaldraft.
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I benefited from reading these pieces before writing thefinaldraftof the present article.
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Although omitted in thefinaldraft, workmen's compensation was not excluded from the deliberations leading up to the act.
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Are we to see thefinaldraft?
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No; this is thefinaldraft.
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Thefinaldraftagenda has been distributed.
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We therefore voted against thefinaldraft.
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Today'sfinaldraftof the directive contains three important achievements.
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Indeed, this is not necessarily thefinaldraft.
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We are consulting key stakeholders on afinaldraft.
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None of these 42 documents is thefinaldraft.
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Paragraph 7 of thefinaldraftis also new.
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Afinaldraftof the book has just been received.
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There will be no such reference in thefinaldraft.
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Afinaldraftreport should be available by the summer.
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I hope that afinaldraftwill be forthcoming.
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In thefinaldraftit was cut out altogether.
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The error should be corrected in thefinaldraft.
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A copy of thefinaldraftwas received recently.
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Fluency refers to the number of words word-processed per minute, controlling for typing speed and including those words deleted before thefinaldraft.
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The normal university essay is handed in complete infinaldraft, and marked with a grade and a few sentences of comment from the tutor.
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This having been rejected by the majority, we voted against thefinaldraftregulation.
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