following quotation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffollowingandquotation
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following
adjective
uk/ˈfɒl.əʊ.ɪŋ/us/ˈfɑː.loʊ.ɪŋ/
The following day, morning, etc. is the ...
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quotation
noun[C]
uk/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else ...
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(Definition offollowingandquotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thefollowingquotationfrom a social worker represents less of a commitment to empowerment.
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Thefollowingquotationillustrates the different aspects of this approach.
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Finally, and perhaps most important of all, is thefollowingquotationfrom page 86.
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But what can we make of thefollowingquotation?
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Thefollowingquotationfrom a document recently approved by the authority shows the incredibly callous thinking behind this move.
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Thefollowingquotationcould be specific to this debate.
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Thefollowingquotationfrom paragraph 4.43 of the report relates particularly to my constituency.
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It is therefore a particularly interesting edition, and thefollowingquotationis a very good assessment.
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Thefollowingquotationsums up the state of education today.
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I offer thefollowingquotationfrom a father's letter to the headmaster.
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Thefollowingquotationis also relevant.
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The speech is mostly remembered for thefollowingquotation.
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The following quotations are accurate representations of the saturated themes.
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The following quotations illustrate some of the ways the interview participants interpreted severe side effects.
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The following quotations are some examples of what participants understood by mild side effects.
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The following quotations illustrate all these strategies where a single attribute determined the choice in each case.
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The following quotations illustrate the range of difficulty (or ease) reported.
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The following quotations illustrate the way in which some participants manifested their political convictions in their bodily appearance.
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The following quotations from a focus group reflect the reasons for adoption.
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The following quotations illustrate this approach.
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