noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
observation post
observation tower
powers of observation
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Experience improves our powers of observation, since it teaches us what to look for.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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careful
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He frequently implies that knowledge is to be had by experience and by careful observation of the world.
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After years of horticultural experience and careful observations , I have compiled a short informational guide on your choices in lawn-mowing equipment.
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The improved brain made this possible by careful observation of the animals they pursued.
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Our delusions are just as likely to be real as our most careful scientific observations .
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In order to answer such causal questions, careful observation of what goes on is simply not sufficient.
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This was probably based on careful observation of the summer solstice.
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But careful observation suggests that this is not the case.
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The truth of such statements is to be established by careful observation .
close
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They are being kept in cells under close observation because of fears that they may become suicidal or stage a protest.
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He had always imagined that the key to good detective work was a close observation of details.
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Effective pre-operative preparation and early recognition by close post-operative observation and prompt treatment can reduce the severity of shock.
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These viewports are low in the sphere, designed for close and thoughtful observations of the seafloor.
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By close observation we can also detect two classes of players amongst our best piano players.
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Acute and close observation of anything will reveal worlds you did not suspect were there.
detailed
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His detailed observations helped to dispel popular misconceptions about the habits and behaviour of the cuckoo.
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Iridology: this is a method of diagnosis involving detailed observation of the iris of the eye.
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Launched in February 1980, Solar Max had made continuous and detailed observations of the Sun.
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The complexity of some volcanic eruptions is illustrated by the detailed observations made of Mount St Helens in 1980.
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Robert Worth clearly knew none of our names, yet he'd been providing a most detailed observation service for somebody.
direct
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Accounting tends to supersede direct observation because the units to be controlled are usually many and they are also probably geographically dispersed.
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Addams' work is filled with direct observations and descriptions of happenings.
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There is never any sense of working from direct observation of nature.
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From their direct observations they absorb a model of marriage.
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Imaginative 2. Direct observation 3.
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Possession of such direct observations on expectations would allow us to test the validity of the rational expectations hypothesis in two ways.
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The Primary School survey was based on direct observation of 542 schools and 1121 classes.
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Well, the simplest way, when it's feasible, is by direct observation .
empirical
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They comment on, gloss, and interpret his writings, and spend too little time in empirical observation and investigation.
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The choice of ordinate arises from the empirical observation that A2B 1 is required for chaos.
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Both of these apparently contradictory statements are obviously true, but only at the level of empirical observation .
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Within a short space of time, Labour's traditional approach based on careful empirical observation of issues was overwhelmed.
general
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But to go beyond this general observation we must examine the pattern of accumulation since the late fifties.
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None the less, two general observations might be entered.
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Two further general observations can be made about the view of economic change that is held by Bell and other post-industrial writers.
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Like the hon. Gentleman, I shall make a few general observations to set this important subject in context.
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While these general observations about the ageing process can be made, there are extensive gaps in our knowledge about ageing.
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I have tried to make general observations about the structure of theism.
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Comments on individual species are given in the Systematic List, but some more general observations seem worth making here.
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There are certain general observations that might favour the predator argument.
personal
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As computer systems make information more timely, top management can base its decisions on actual data rather than personal observation .
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Attempts are made to improve existing courses, either as a result of personal observations , or from discussions with participating students.
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The narration alternates personal observation and historical facts to cynical effect.
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A mix of personal interviews and observation methods will be employed.
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classroom
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The research methods will include classroom observation , interviews with teachers and analysis of curriculum documents and of other support.
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One extremely useful diagnostic technique is classroom observation by psychologists and / or educators familiar with the disorder.
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Some element of classroom observation and practice is included and is important for illustrative purposes.
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The design involves repeated testing of the extent of the children's literacy and numeracy, and classroom observation of the children.
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In the first stage the Support for Learning Group would identify and publish the criteria to guide classroom observations .
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Follow-up interviews, case studies and classroom observation are also planned.
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Warden: We as a centre have been developing our skills ... in that area of classroom observation .
participant
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These effects are not erased by using female-identified participant observation , as well as male-identified ratings scales.
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The items used were derived from data from participant observation , and therefore constituted a re-presentation of items to the community.
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The method of study finally chosen was that of participant observation of a community for an eventual period of twenty months.
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Although we may in this way gain in explanatory capacity, there are several important disadvantages associated with a participant observation study.
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This type of evaluation makes use of interviews and questionnaires. Participant observation is employed in many cases as a complementary method.
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Other ethnographic techniques Ethnographic research is not carried out only by means of participant observation and unstructured interviewing.
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I had finished six months participant observation .
post
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Capt. Warr found an excellent observation post , but our party was not so successful.
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The bright red Infobox, a temporary three-story structure, provides a handy observation post .
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It was some kind of an observation post or mast.
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There could be other events, like the flamethrower attack on an observation post farther along the border.
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The police stations were like forts, with enormous wire fences and armoured observation posts , but so what?
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He had found the observation post two miles beyond the outer rim of the Jabal Hamrin.
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My day is over, but the soldiers on the line will continue to man observation posts and patrol throughout the night.
statement
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An observation statement is one made in response to certain stimuli and strongly verifiable by appeal to the occurrence of such stimuli.
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The claims of the falsificationist are seriously undermined by the fact that observation statements are theory-dependent and fallible.
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So, as well as being probably infinite in length, the list of conditional observation statements was probably rather vague in content.
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Even this most basic of observation statements involves theory, and is fallible.
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However, I do not wish to claim that it follows from this that observation statements should play no role in science.
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I am not urging that all observation statements should be discarded because they are fallible.
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We might assume that perceptual experiences of some kind are directly accessible to an observer, but observation statements certainly are not.
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Clearly, a list of observation statements acquired in such a way would form a very unsatisfactory basis for the respective generalizations.
tower
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For an overall impression of the site a visit is recommended to the top of the observation tower .
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I know people who like to lean over the edge of observation towers or ride the tallest roller coasters without holding on.
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based
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The Primary School survey was based on direct observation of 542 schools and 1121 classes.
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Like the theories of the ancient philosophers, that story is based on observations of the natural world.
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It is merely one based upon observation .
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And, of course, staff members may develop stories based on their own observations .
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The evidence for this statement is based on three separate observations .
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Some is based on observations from real spills; some is projected theoretically from the viscosities and boiling points of petroleum products.
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Bloomfield's approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language.
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Did they find reasonable solutions based on their observations of the tracks?
confirm
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Our findings also confirm the observation that siblings of affected cases at risk should be seen immediately and dealt with proactively.
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Clouser said he was awaiting autopsy results to confirm the observations .
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The spacecraft results also confirm that ground-based observations can indirectly tell us about fluctuations in the solar constant.
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It designs its own experiments to confirm what mere observation might suggest.
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This inference is confirmed experimentally by observations in grid turbulence of changes in the spectrum with distance downstream.
keep
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One of the main problems is that professionals often ask parents to keep the child under observation all day.
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They kept him under observation until his trial.
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The task of keeping them under observation had been deputed to Davout's staff.
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Hiring Huy would be a very effective way of keeping him under observation , and neutralising the effectiveness of his investigation.
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Crewe police say that the woman is being kept under observation at Leighton Hospital, Crewe.
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Gyggle would store me in a spare room of the hospital and keep me under twenty-four-hour observation while I was unconscious.
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A hospital spokesman said she would be kept in for observation while doctors decided on the best treatment for her.
make
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How to comment on a proposal: When you make observations on a planning application you should only comment on planning grounds.
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Review your notes to make sure that behavioral observations are stated and are not arbitrary judgments.
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What do you think they mean? Make your own observations and see if they are true.
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But, despite his experience with Darwin, Gould failed to make any evolutionary observations from Sturt's information.
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None the less it is possible to make some observations concerning the relative dissociation rates from some of the sites.
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Without detailing these problems and their solutions in a reduction in dependence on car use, one can make certain observations .
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Despite its failings, though, the telescope still has unique abilities to make certain observations .
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They revisited six months later to make further observations .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a long-term observation of the solar system
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A patrol car spotted us and the officers inside made it clear that we were under observation .
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A tour of Washington DC inspired one visitor to make some interesting observations about the gap between the rich and the poor.
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I agree with your observations about the pricing of products.
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She spent two nights in hospital under observation , before being allowed home.
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The inspector began his report with the observation that the school was a happy place.
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They kept him in overnight just for observation .
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We want that place kept under constant observation .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After years of horticultural experience and careful observations, I have compiled a short informational guide on your choices in lawn-mowing equipment.
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For any, and this observation implies infeasibility.
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His detailed observations helped to dispel popular misconceptions about the habits and behaviour of the cuckoo.
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None of those stranded at the observation deck and restaurant on top were injured.
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Our delusions are just as likely to be real as our most careful scientific observations.
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Science follows naturally from questions and observations.
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Such at least was his observation .
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Those observations made, it should be said that the Herioter did have his moments in the lineout.