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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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further
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They have also developed one further refinement .
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In some places they are called bridge tables, but that is only a further refinement on the original definition.
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As a first attempt the results are no doubt crude, but they do provide a basis for further refinement .
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Each reframing represented a further refinement and enrichment of their appreciation for their new role.
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Aims are necessary starting points, but before the teacher can begin to provide learning experiences further refinement is necessary.
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With the coming of the fine steel pen, further refinements were introduced.
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The 1990s will see further refinements to these measurements as the Global Positioning System becomes fully operational.
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A further refinement is the fantasy sequence within an otherwise realistic context.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a wine of great delicacy and refinement
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His manners showed refinement and good breeding.
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Several rule refinements come into force this season.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Each of these steps can be further broken down, a process also referred to as stepwise refinement .
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Essentially this feedforward network uses a refinement of the Widrow-Hoff technique, which calculates the difference between actual outputs and desired outputs.
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Having made such strides with the engine and suspension, we added further touches of refinement inside and out.
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Of respectable working-class background with some pretentions to gentility, without formal education, she nevertheless possessed an instinctive refinement of manner.
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On April 15 the federal parliament approved refinements to the presidential election process.
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Second time around they added refinements.
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Some highly general tendencies, which will necessarily be subject to subsequent refinement and caution, can serve to represent the scene.