I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
action
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This information could then be used by those controlling the production process to take appropriate corrective action .
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Off the gas, gentle steering correction; the vehicle responds admirably to corrective action .
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Putting things right, of course, is integral to quality improvement and this is where the corrective action teams come in.
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Hence the importance of directing part of the control process to the implementation of appropriate corrective action . 4.
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Monitoring the time and budget of each chunk allows us to identify problems and take corrective action .
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The relatively continuous use of standard system outputs to determine the necessity for corrective action .
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The growing crises of modernity are being met with corrective actions from a great many quarters.
measure
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So why bother with corrective measures ?
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After a careful diagnosis he is able to prescribe intelligently the best remedial or corrective measures .
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They can see what difficulties have arisen in the past and what corrective measures were taken to prevent their recurrence.
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The effects of preventive and corrective measures will be monitored and the operation may be postponed until any problems have been resolved.
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Assessing the extent to which certain important mathematical concepts are not understood by the adult population and devising corrective measures .
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Rebuilding is a corrective measure , required because the clustering process is flawed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Doctors performed corrective surgery to restore his sight.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Monitoring the time and budget of each chunk allows us to identify problems and take corrective action.
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Putting things right, of course, is integral to quality improvement and this is where the corrective action teams come in.
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The development of pub retailing has shown a corrective instinct for seeking to set a purpose built business in the right location.
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The growing crises of modernity are being met with corrective actions from a great many quarters.
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The report he submitted to his superiors accurately reflected the poor state of Volunteer morale and the need for immediate corrective action.
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This book presents a lens through which to view the emergent corrective efforts so that their coherence might become more clear.
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This information could then be used by those controlling the production process to take appropriate corrective action.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is the astringent corrective , as well as the flavouring, for olive-oil-based dishes and fat meat.
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It may be that the best corrective to them arises from frequent interaction with a more benign reality.
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Physical examination of the books on the shelves is a valuable corrective to misinterpretations of the records.
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There was one solitary corrective to this gloomy picture.