adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a complete/full/comprehensive list
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The full list of winners is on page seven.
a comprehensive assessment (= that includes all the necessary facts or details )
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Our clients receive a comprehensive assessment of their financial affairs.
a comprehensive range
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We offer a comprehensive range of services for the business traveller.
a comprehensive school British English (= a secondary school for all children )
a comprehensive/complete overview (= including all the details and important points )
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a comprehensive overview of the nuclear energy programme
a thorough/comprehensive review
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Their conclusion is based on a comprehensive review of all the previous studies.
comprehensive insurance (= car insurance that pays for damage whether it is caused by you or by someone else )
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The cost of comprehensive insurance is likely to drop.
comprehensive school
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Kylie goes to the local comprehensive.
full/comprehensive instructions (= very detailed )
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There are comprehensive instructions for completing and filing the new tax form.
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Full instructions accompany the smoke alarm.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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It is as comprehensive as is possible at the present time.
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Everyman wasn't as comprehensive and incisive as it might have been, but it was an intriguing, doleful documentary none the less.
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Obviously, it would be best to be as comprehensive as possible.
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This measure is referred to as comprehensive income.
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The Prime Minister's speech was as comprehensive as it was meticulous, and well reflected the balance of the motion.
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Since they are based on keywords they are only as comprehensive as the overall contents.
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For this reason the exchange of information is not as comprehensive as it might be.
fully
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A fully comprehensive stock including two bitters, three lagers, Guinness and cider on draught.
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Be sure your pre-flight planning is fully comprehensive .
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They said they could insure me fully comprehensive for £800.
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Our fully comprehensive service includes design, building work and installation.
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The book can not be fully comprehensive .
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For a fully comprehensive guide to moving, turn to the special section starting on page 35.
more
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The steep east bank may be descended, with care, for a more comprehensive view.
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They say they make more phone calls, schedule quicker appointments, do more comprehensive screenings and even make occasional house calls.
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In this way, the Government hoped to obtain a more comprehensive picture of total oil and gas potential.
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ISPs sell little general-interest information, but the communications services they sell are more comprehensive than those of online service providers.
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For readers seeking an even more comprehensive portrait, there is a thirty-three page bibliography.
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One small criticism is that the index could have been more comprehensive .
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The powers of the former are more comprehensive than of those of the latter.
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Actual news coverage in the press was nevertheless more comprehensive than that on the radio and television.
most
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It is the most comprehensive of the road test series and is also one of the first to feature colour pages.
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The most comprehensive method is the Convert program.
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The most comprehensive way of assessing the organization's marketing performance is by means of a marketing audit.
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Buy the one offering the clearest, most comprehensive answer.
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The poll, for the Press Association, is the largest and most comprehensive survey of the campaign.
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This is a most comprehensive work which lists the original owners of the lathes and their biography.
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One of the most comprehensive studies of the results of randomization trials that has been reported was due to Kaimann.
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Harrogate 89 was the largest and most comprehensive exhibition ever, featuring more than 260 exhibitors from 14 countries.
very
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A very comprehensive manual, telephone help line and a full on-screen tutorial are all included in the price of the software.
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It has also produced very comprehensive guidelines about to appear in their third edition.
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Their 1991 brochure highlights the boats and the cruising area, and gives details of a very comprehensive inventory.
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The training is very comprehensive , with emphasis placed upon legal knowledge and the development of advocacy skills.
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A Weather Initiative forecast - very comprehensive , of course - comes a little more expensive: try £100.
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I received a very comprehensive report - I think some one wanted to put the old boy's mind at rest.
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A very comprehensive history which includes many anecdotes and reminiscences along with a multitude of facts and figures.
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I have decided that Rentokil should be given the contract on the basis outlined in your very comprehensive proposal document.
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account
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Your notes should provide a concise but comprehensive account of a given topic.
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It was left to Jürgen Habermas to establish a more comprehensive account of the basis of critical theory.
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One task he undertook was the preparation of a comprehensive account of current technology.
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The result is the single most comprehensive account of the early days at Dovercourt.
analysis
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Second, there may be various political reasons for including these areas in a comprehensive analysis for accounting purposes.
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One comprehensive analysis of lifetime earnings costs due to childrearing is a study by Heather Joshi.
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The Deputy Governor of Bullwood provided a comprehensive analysis of the system's ills before the Sub-Committee.
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Here we argue that a comprehensive analysis should broaden the scope of the analysis to include conservationists and governments.
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I do not claim that this book is in any way a final or even comprehensive analysis of its subject matter.
approach
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In fact, wholesale reconstruction on the lines advocated by Buchanan's comprehensive approach has not been followed.
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The East would prefer such a comprehensive approach from the community, rather than a series of bilateral arrangements.
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It is the loss of a comprehensive approach to citizenship that makes it appropriate to talk in terms of an emerging underclass.
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It had a pepper-pot effect that did not represent a comprehensive approach to urban regeneration.
assessment
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Your starting point will be a comprehensive assessment of the area's technical training needs.
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Hughes looks at comprehensive assessment of elderly people and their carers.
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Referrals Offering the right kind of help where it is needed requires a comprehensive assessment scheme.
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Only then will it be possible to reach a comprehensive assessment of Nizan's life and work.
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Carry out those activities involved when conducting the comprehensive assessment of a person's nursing requirements.
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In this care, observation of a trainee's performance would not alone ensure comprehensive assessment of competence.
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A specialist or comprehensive assessment can be arranged without having to have an initial assessment first.
business
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The hotel boasts comprehensive business centres and conference rooms.
collection
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The Library holds a comprehensive collection of the Department's reports to Regional Council committees.
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Much of the stock consists of books that might be found elsewhere - though rarely in such a comprehensive collection .
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One of the greatest comprehensive collections of the decorative arts, natural history, geology and technology in the United Kingdom.
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His tattoos were a fairly comprehensive collection of daggers, eagles, flags and guns.
coverage
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We are moving to more comprehensive coverage .
education
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Among Labour voters only 8 % are against the principle of comprehensive education .
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The example of comprehensive education is again interesting.
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I am extremely proud of the comprehensive education system.
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The commission favours comprehensive education , making it easier for children to transfer between groups.
guide
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Accommodation: The Bruges tourist office produces a comprehensive guide .
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Anthony Cowgill has produced the only comprehensive guide to the Maastricht Treaty.
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Look out for our comprehensive guide to protection equipment next summer.
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Our comprehensive Guide to Courses is published in mid July.
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This comprehensive guide has 3,000 full-colour photographs and includes more than 500 step-by-step sequences.
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The booklet endeavours to be a comprehensive guide both to individuals and governing bodies on all aspects of drugs and sport.
health
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The final document laid out a mandate for comprehensive health care for all women-the first ever.
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Such discoveries strengthened arguments for a comprehensive health service.
information
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Near also aims to provide comprehensive information about any attacks on academics and educational institutions around the world.
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In this view, decision makers lack the cognitive capacity and the comprehensive information that would enable them to calculate utilities rationally.
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The research has sought to gather comprehensive information on financial support to firms in the study area over the period 1974-84.
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Write or call now for a comprehensive information pack or to arrange a showhouse visit.
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In order to do this health authorities must have comprehensive information about the existing use of health care.
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They have a very comprehensive information sheet giving details of qualifications and training courses relevant to a career in outdoor pursuits.
insurance
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Fully comprehensive insurance , maintenance and servicing costs etc. are also not included.
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Drive defensively and have comprehensive insurance .
list
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What follows is not a comprehensive list - what other relevant questions can you identify?
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Quite a comprehensive list , but if you can't see what you want, contact us.
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Navigator's Search button takes you to a far more comprehensive list of search engines than IE4's equivalent.
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Contact the museum or watch local press for a comprehensive list of current exhibitions.
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A comprehensive list is also available from the Pre-Retirement Association.
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The Topic Criteria provide a comprehensive list of mathematical skills and processes.
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Each chapter begins with a brief introduction, and ends with a comprehensive list of references - typically in the hundreds.
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Insist that they send you a comprehensive list of all your direct debits and standing orders as soon as possible.
picture
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Informative, revealing, funny, they add up to a comprehensive picture of a momentous year.
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In this way, the Government hoped to obtain a more comprehensive picture of total oil and gas potential.
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Taken together these approaches provide a startlingly comprehensive picture for a plausible understanding of the socio-ecological origins of human life.
plan
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The main thing is that we have a comprehensive plan , now and for the future.
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After we get the right financial planner working for us, we can put a comprehensive plan together.
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The committee soon offered a comprehensive plan for redevelopment and conservation in all areas of the city.
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But should the area remain in the county under the current comprehensive plan , the population could grow to 155, 000.
policy
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At the moment few organizations have comprehensive policies or programs of team rewards in place.
programme
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The citizens charter is simply the most comprehensive programme ever launched by any Government anywhere to improve public services.
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A comprehensive programme of Villas and Cottages of comfort and tradition throughout 17 regions. 21.
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The Government have a comprehensive programme of action to promote equality of opportunity.
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The proposals include a comprehensive programme of security and protection for all those engaged in helping the less fortunate.
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The only answer to this is to develop a comprehensive programme of accounting standards and to enforce them vigorously.
range
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There is a comprehensive range of Mason Pearson brushes at various prices.
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Verio will also provide customers with a comprehensive range of productivity-enhancing managed services needed to run their online business effectively.
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A comprehensive range of manual records and files is maintained by the various personnel sections in the organisation.
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The Bain de Terre Spa Perming system includes a comprehensive range of style products.
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Its Rocko Vario interchangeable-blade system forms part of a comprehensive range .
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A comprehensive range of editing features is provided.
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We provide a comprehensive range of sizes to suit every yacht specification for leisure use or for the longest of passages.
report
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It only remained to write everything up in a comprehensive report .
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Apparently Neely Terry had not given Sister Hutchins a comprehensive report about his theology.
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At the end of the patrol I was to submit a comprehensive report of our findings.
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I received a very comprehensive report - I think some one wanted to put the old boy's mind at rest.
review
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A comprehensive review of quantitative cross-national studies of political violence.
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This is not excessive if all attachments are included and a comprehensive review of literature is included.
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A comprehensive review of the patient can be achieved through the use of the care plan.
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Each funded several different but related enquiries which together would provide a comprehensive review of contemporary child care.
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It would have been desirable to cover all the library sectors in one comprehensive review .
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A comprehensive review of contemporary school reorganization is beyond the scope of this paper.
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Again, this information was informative and served as a fairly comprehensive review of the work reported to date using these systems.
school
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She did best in the interview, the part of the application process which was said to disadvantage comprehensive school students.
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Wilson has been pushing for a comprehensive school test since he became governor in 1991.
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Sessions will take place both indoors at the centre and outdoors on the adjacent comprehensive school playing fields.
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Teachers in comprehensive schools can be as imaginative and as devoted as in any other kind of school.
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In Worcestershire, the education authority is committed to parity of excellence for all of its comprehensive schools .
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At first I tried to make a comparison between a large northern comprehensive school and a smaller London church school.
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Most pupils now attend what are termed comprehensive schools , schools whose enrollment criteria are geographic rather than academic.
service
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It provides a reasonably equitable and comprehensive service to the whole population at remarkably small cost.
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HMOs are a form of managed-care organizations that provide comprehensive service for a fixed prepayment.
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By comparison, the second market will be offered a cheaper price for a less comprehensive service .
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Our fully comprehensive service includes design, building work and installation.
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Based on this comprehensive service , which is designed to cover every aspect of customers' requirements.
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Dynamism provides a comprehensive service , offering unlimited free telephone based technical support, with a helpdesk in Chicago.
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In order to provide a comprehensive service we need a steady flow of information to us.
set
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The Report included indeed a comprehensive set of proposals for the prevention of child and adult ill-health.
strategy
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We report on all the differing views which will produce the only comprehensive strategy for the advance to socialism.
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These changes were seen as part of a comprehensive strategy to foster exchange rate cohesion.
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A far-reaching and comprehensive strategy , carefully integrated with broader plans for health care reform, is required.
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There are some infamous examples which illustrate the need for comprehensive strategies .
study
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It contained a comprehensive study of the causes, prevention and treatment of crime.
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But there never has been such a comprehensive study to test the theory.
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But a more comprehensive study by doctors from Oxford has produced no evidence to support this.
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In a comprehensive study , the Institute for International Economics answered yes to these questions.
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One of the most comprehensive studies of the results of randomization trials that has been reported was due to Kaimann.
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A comprehensive study done a few years ago focused on what particular quality was shared by winning race car drivers.
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Were you given a comprehensive study of song and dance?
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There has been no comprehensive study of this kind since the Gladstone Committee of 1895.
survey
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It contained a comprehensive survey of the world's countries and their populations and referred to earlier missionary endeavours.
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It is not the purpose of this chapter to provide a comprehensive survey of the empirical work undertaken upon this topic.
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The poll, for the Press Association, is the largest and most comprehensive survey of the campaign.
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Clearly one can not hope to give a comprehensive survey of the history of metals and metalworking in a single chapter.
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A comprehensive survey with this emphasis is very welcome.
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With the remainder, a full, comprehensive survey of painting in this country during the last four centuries should be created.
system
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The fourth school is situated on the edge of a large industrial city which operates a completely comprehensive system .
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The result will be a more coherent and comprehensive system by which to maintain standards in our awards.
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We will discuss here two different methods which have the advantage that they can be combined into a more comprehensive system .
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It is a comprehensive system - and still developing.
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The growing Cavity Wall Tie Service provides a comprehensive system of inspection and replacement of corroded wall ties.
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The important issue for reformers was the creation of a national, comprehensive system offering guidance, placement, and after-care.
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The comprehensive system itself remains subject to similar investigation.
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Simple: A comprehensive system does not have to be complicated.
view
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A total comprehensive view was now available complete with a repertoire of techniques for implementation.
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The steep east bank may be descended, with care, for a more comprehensive view .
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Together the two theses present a comprehensive view of the nature and role of legitimate authority.
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It was intended to provide a comprehensive view of public expenditure planning and control.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jacobs is trying to make the university's policy clearer and more comprehensive .
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The bill called for comprehensive health insurance for all Americans.
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The factory was given a comprehensive safety inspection three months ago.
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This is the largest and most comprehensive study ever made of the city's public transportation system.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A total comprehensive view was now available complete with a repertoire of techniques for implementation.
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At the end of the patrol I was to submit a comprehensive report of our findings.
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Each funded several different but related enquiries which together would provide a comprehensive review of contemporary child care.
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In this view, decision makers lack the cognitive capacity and the comprehensive information that would enable them to calculate utilities rationally.
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Site supervision should be both systematic and comprehensive .
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The committee soon offered a comprehensive plan for redevelopment and conservation in all areas of the city.
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The result is a comprehensive and sensitive look at a life crisis for which few people are ever prepared.
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Your starting point will be a comprehensive assessment of the area's technical training needs.