noun
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liberal interpretation
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a liberal interpretation of the original play
literal meaning/sense/interpretation etc
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A trade war is not a war in the literal sense.
loose interpretation
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a loose interpretation of the law
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
alternative
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We may need alternative explanations or interpretations .
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And why do they look for an ALTERNATIVE interpretation of the simplest, most idiot-proof instructions?
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The alternative interpretation , now generally accepted, is that it is more efficient if there is only one firm.
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An alternative interpretation of the data was given using the idea of attention focusing.
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Each of these is susceptible of alternative interpretations .
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Indeed, it may seem almost so obvious that the alternative interpretation is not consciously perceived at all.
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Every teacher understands the implications of this Analysing and reporting Have you analysed your data systematically and fairly, considering alternative interpretations ?
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Right and wrong established from these sources is utterly vague and capable of unlimited alternative interpretations .
correct
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Innovation should be the correct interpretation of the archetype, the prototype.
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The correct interpretation is to regard local government services as simply those services provided by local government in Particular circumstances.
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The Permanent Court was asked for an opinion on the correct interpretation of the Athens Agreement.
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First, it was unsuccessful on the correct interpretation of the relevant statute, the Police Act 1964.
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That this is the correct interpretation of the role of words in trusts emerges more clearly in the next section.
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These figures compared with 8 and 11% for the corresponding conditions in which the linguistically correct interpretation was the only possible one.
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However, when seen within a meaningful context, the correct interpretation seems almost obvious.
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Which of these various possibilities provides the correct interpretation for surface dyslexia?
different
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There are far too many grey areas with endless different interpretations open to every side.
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There are several different interpretations of the domain of state action across the major variants of socialism described in Chapter 2.
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Even when their specific characteristics are recognized, they are given different interpretations and names.
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A different interpretation of the Orphic cosmogonic accounts is more accurate.
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Predictably, perhaps, this has resulted in different interpretations .
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Are different interpretations of the data possible?
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Works of authority can be rewritten or subjected to different interpretations in the same way as can other texts.
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Not surprisingly, Forbes has a different interpretation .
liberal
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Yet the liberal interpretation of divorce laws appears to have led to the alarming trends already observed.
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The traditional liberal interpretation is rooted in an approach to history fundamentally at odds with that of Soviet historiography.
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The middle classes According to the liberal interpretation , as we have seen, such liberalization was under way.
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It is notable too that this liberal interpretation is proposed by the jurist, and merely adopted from him by the emperor.
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These conclusions have led revisionists to cast doubt on three of the assumptions underlying the liberal interpretation .
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This, of course, relies on a liberal interpretation of the coins from Barton Farm.
literal
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But the Ahlbergs have no time for literal interpretations of their work.
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He tended toward literal interpretations and preferred unambiguous answers.
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These are collocational ties which in many cases defy literal interpretation , and have to be understood metaphorically.
open
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The ratio decidendi of Donoghue v. Stevenson is open to two interpretations .
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As a result, what we see is consistently open to interpretation , often with profound and tragic consequences.
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Possible child abuse has occurred but the circumstances are open to many interpretations .
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This condition is open to two interpretations .
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The reason why is open to various interpretations .
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Thus judgements are made on subjective grounds concerning the performance of the individual and this will be open to interpretation .
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Results are often open to many interpretations and extension to a reliable quantitative answer is difficult.
possible
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The range of possible interpretations of these ratios is quite wide, however, and could provide material for further research.
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Two possible interpretations of this effect were advanced in Chapter 5.
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A possible interpretation of these findings is that genetic mechanisms are involved in the regulation of the IgG subclass response.
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That seems superfluous and even confusing, but unless some paths of possible interpretation are quite deliberately blocked they will be taken.
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Given this uncertainty it is probably safest for the drafter to assume that s3 will be given its widest possible interpretation .
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Knowing is seen as a subjective experience in which the content of that which is known is subject to manifold possible interpretations .
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Some possible interpretations of this difference are given at the end of this chapter.
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It is not that the hearer has to decide which of a range of possible interpretations the speaker intended.
■ VERB
accept
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Mr. Baker I do not accept that interpretation .
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There is no evidence, for instance, that anyone in the tribes ever came to accept the interpretations offered.
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The ideas embodied within the Aten cult were not new but had always been accepted in conjunction with many other interpretations .
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If one accepts this interpretation then the third-person form would not have the negative connotations defined so sharply by John Lyons.
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I am unable to accept this interpretation of the judgment.
based
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Smith told me that his opinion was based upon his subjective interpretation of the statutes.
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Burial histories have been plotted at several well locations based on a stratigraphic interpretation of well and seismic data.
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In 1967, Lovelock wrote two papers predicting that Mars would be lifeless based on his interpretation of its atmosphere.
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The consensus group does not make clear that its recommendations are based on its interpretation of the widely available literature.
give
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And, equally, what answer can Wittgenstein give on this interpretation to Kripke's questions about objectivity?
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It is only within the context of investigation that we can know the objectives that are coloring a given interpretation .
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Workers may also have vital evidence to give about the interpretation of a parent's silence or refusal to give information.
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The myths and rites will be given different interpretations , different rational applications, different social customs to validate and enforce.
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The entire period-doubling cascade can be given a similar interpretation .
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Even when their specific characteristics are recognized, they are given different interpretations and names.
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This means risking speaking in a tongue without knowing who will give the interpretation .
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Table 4.2 gives the main interpretations of each category and some terms for related objectives.
offer
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Other artists offer a variety of interpretations .
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Ballet Arts Foundation offers a more traditional interpretation , enhanced by professionally built scenes and costumes.
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You can offer analysis, interpretation , solutions and suggestions.
require
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It is important to help pupils to appreciate that metaphors require interpretation within a background of shared ideas.
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Both require elaborate interpretation to be understood by anyone but the immediate persons involved.
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Additionally they need individually different attention, not simply because each child is unique but because the different stages require different interpretations .
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Once they have been dated, though, their significance for the site where they were found still requires interpretation .
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Sometimes subjects require considerable explanation or interpretation , and in these cases the museum catalogue can give definitive help.
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Any kind of evidence, however, requires interpretation .
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It therefore follows that an understanding of action requires an interpretation of the meanings which the actors give to their activities.
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This convention requires careful interpretation for local vectors, i.e. vectors measured at a given point in space.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lawyers called the police department's interpretation of the law "ridiculous."
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Leonard won for his skillful interpretation of a piece by Mozart.
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the traditional interpretation of Marx's opinions
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The word "reasonable" is vague and open to interpretation .