flexible approach

collocation in English

meaningsofflexibleandapproach

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flexible
adjective
uk
/ˈflek.sə.bəl/
us
/ˈflek.sə.bəl/
able to change or be changed easily according to ...
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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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(Definition offlexibleandapproachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was a minor change; nevertheless it opened the door to a moreflexibleapproachto the question of widows and orphans.
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The principle reflected aflexibleapproachallowing for high administrative discretion to adapt control requirements in light of the particular local situation.
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The mostflexibleapproachis non-parametric in spirit : is not assumed to be of any particular form a priori.
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In contrast, a virtual world approach has more potential in providing aflexibleapproachfor modeling and communication that is not discipline specific.
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For this reason a moreflexibleapproachappears appropriate.
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The authors conclude that the physicians in this study demonstrated a positive,flexibleapproachtoward including patients in decisionmaking.
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If - as is common with type systems - some combinations of features are not well understood, then a less structured, moreflexibleapproachis required.
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Counsellors working with older people need to adopt aflexibleapproachto therapy.
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Another, moreflexibleapproachmay be discrete event simulation (15).
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Aflexibleapproachwas found essential, especially when trying to work with older people from ethnic minorities.
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Although this is a highlyflexibleapproach, there are several potential associated limitations associated with this model.
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So the charging had to be changed, said the policy officer, to 'a moreflexibleapproachwhere people really pay for the care they get'.
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It is aflexibleapproach, and it is easy to understand why it has proved popular.
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It tested a moreflexibleapproach, and a willingness to negotiate with provincial and local forces rather than simply override them.
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Rather than a mechanical application of standard sampling theory, aflexibleapproach, largely built on local visibility conditions, seems to be what is really needed.
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Like much else, this situation is currently changing in favour of a moreflexibleapproach, especially on television.
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The evaluation process pointed to the importance of aflexibleapproachthat utilises the skills of the key stakeholders.
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However, writers on the subject in recent years can be seen to take a moreflexibleapproach.
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This means that evaluation carried out over a period of time must have an open andflexibleapproach.
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The intelligence required to work cooperatively usually demands a moreflexibleapproach.
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