outside observer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoutsideandobserver
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outside
adjective
adverb
preposition
uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
not inside ...
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observer
noun[C]
uk/əbˈzɜː.vər/us/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/
a person who watches what happens but has no active part ...
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(Definition ofoutsideandobserverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoutside observer
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The local structure may seem surprising for anoutsideobserver; it has deep roots in history and in landscape.
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One might recognize this quantity as the mean number of reneging per unit of time seen by a randomoutsideobserver.
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In these models, measurements are usually performed at the end of the computation, by anoutsideobserverwho is not part of the formalism proper.
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However, anoutsideobservermight have incomplete knowledge about the state of the system.
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On the one hand, it reflects the modern will to dominate nature, the distance taken by anoutsideobserver.
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Is it possible for anoutsideobserverto represent in its fullness the worldview of a particular people?
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To anoutsideobserver, a person may seem developmentally immature, unable to act in normal ways or make connections that other people make.
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Together with the shearsided ridge on which they sit, these present a formidable ver tical exterior aspect to theoutsideobserveron all sides.
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For anoutsideobserver, the inner sphere does not appear to move at the speed and opposite direction of the outer.
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To theoutsideobserverthe message was simply 'all is not well with school music'.
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Whether anoutsideobserveragrees with the practice or not is irrelevant to descriptive ethics.
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Furthermore, anoutsideobserverwho knows the preferences of the voters would be able to predict the outcome of the decision process easily.
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Anoutsideobserveraccordingly might be tempted to interpret the book as a tool for, and a product of, the collective construction and production of sainthood.
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If anoutsideobserveris introduced there still has to be a reliance on statements made by the designer since there is no other way of following thought processes.
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To anoutsideobserverthis caution would seem notable under any circumstances.
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Theoutsideobserverlooking at all these developments might be forgiven for thinking that our country was very prosperous, but that is not true.
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Anyoutsideobserverof the proceedings this afternoon must have been struck with bewilderment.
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To anoutsideobserverthese things seem to be a provocation and an intimidation of all non-violent people.
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To anyoutsideobserver, that would seem strange.
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