final selection

collocation in English

meaningsoffinalandselection

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final
adjective
uk
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
us
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/
us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition offinalandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinal selection

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In most cases,finalselectionis by teachers.
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Finalselectionwas determined by likely presence of the compound, availability of the tubes, and cost.
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Several vessels were suggested, and a committee was appointed to make thefinalselection.
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After thefinalselectionof participants for each group, analyses were conducted to determine if significant differences were present on verbal or nonverbal cognitive ability.
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Thefinalselectionmight be made at random from the category of acceptable applicants.
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Finalselectionof herds included consideration of herd management, statewide location, timing of scheduled depopulation, and our data collection resources.
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In addition, it has the capability to provide a number of potentially satisfactory solutions, rather than a single solution, from which a designer can make afinalselection.
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In addition, techniques for the search of the solutions and a list of criteria for thefinalselectionfrom a set of solutions have been introduced.
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It is not possible to estimate what the total number of dependants will be until thefinalselectionof successful applicants has been made.
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Four lieutenants (ex-mate) have applied for the next navigation specialist course, but afinalselectionhas not yet been made.
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Civil servants' roles as assessors for the civil service selection board and thefinalselectionboard will be unchanged.
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The impact on the date offinalselectionshould be minimal.
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Thefinalselectionof the list was made on clear criteria which have been set out in answers to parliamentary questions.
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The number of commissions will depend on the number of candidates recommended by thefinalselectionboard.
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Thefinalselectionof hostels for closure has not yet been completed.
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On what basis was thefinalselectionmade?
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I will announce myfinalselectionin due course.
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