form of manipulation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofformandmanipulation
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form
noun
uk/fɔːm/us/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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manipulation
noun[C or U]
uk/məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
mainlydisapproving
controlling someone or something to your own advantage, often unfairly ...
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(Definition offormandmanipulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A particularly striking example of thisformofmanipulationis the treatment of food retailers within the manuscript.
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Incentives were often seen as an inherently suspectformofmanipulationand control.
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This seems to me remarkably like stringing patients along, a deplorableformofmanipulation.
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A number of agents in this country lend themselves to thatformofmanipulation.
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All electoral systems are, to some extent, aformofmanipulation.
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Speaking of soft drugs as being safe is a very dangerousformofmanipulationwhich facilitates dependency on drugs and the spread of drug addiction.
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However, the problem is that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to differentiate how moneys are used and it could be open to aformofmanipulation.
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Similarly, we can think that some forms of manipulation simply reveal one's preferences given the constraints of what others think or do.
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Thus, not all forms of manipulation are insincere.
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Oneformofmanipulationis instrument-assisted mobilisation.
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Other forms of manipulation may be used, such as being unfairly hostile to the employee, and punishing him or her for things that are deliberately overlooked with other employees.
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