I. noun
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a cover design
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the cover design of the Christmas issue
a design feature (= a detail of the way something has been designed )
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The building incorporates many interesting design features.
a language/art/design etc course
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The school runs ten-week language courses three times a year.
a move is aimed at doing sth/is designed to do sth
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The move is aimed at strengthening its business in the region.
all-time/modern/design etc classic
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The play has become an American classic.
classic designs
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The Coca-Cola bottle is one of the classic designs of the last century.
computer-aided design
design a website (= make and structure a website so that it works well )
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Students learn how to design their own websites.
design flaw (= a mistake or weakness in the way something was made )
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A design flaw caused the engine to explode.
fashion design
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He went to St Martin’s School of Art to study fashion design.
graphic design
intelligent design
plan/develop/design a curriculum
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Fifty academics have been involved in developing the new school curriculum.
specially designed/built/made etc
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The boats are specially built for the disabled.
textile industry/design/manufacture etc
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textile design and technology
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a textile mill
the finance/marketing/design etc department (= in a company )
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He worked in the sales department of a small software company.
write/design/develop software
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He designs software for an Atlanta-based company.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
basic
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Most basic designs have two rows which are the same, followed by another pair of rows.
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The basic design of the nodes is borrowed from commercial file servers.
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My friend Eric Barnes built the punt we use and the basic design is hard to beat.
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You start by choosing a basic design among several options.
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The range of designs which can be knitted from basic designs using this method is amazing.
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The interior, although fairly basic in its design , is roomy and much better screwed together than a few years ago.
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In the April issue, I explored the use of basic slip stitch designs for knitting fabrics.
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This need not apply to basic research and design .
different
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You can use the many different shapes and designs shown in this book for miniature work, as well as larger pictures.
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Three days later, a second nuclear weapon, of different design , was dropped on Nagasaki.
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The teacher in Example 3 provided a box of dolls' clothes of different sizes and designs .
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You can choose from several different railing designs .
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The aims were similar to Andreasen's, but the investigators used a different research design .
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Some completed forms, of a slightly different design , are shown in Chapter 14.
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Second, for those studies that compare few countries, is the most different systems design or most similar systems design used?
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Knossos had seven or eight entrances, all different in design , all more or less inconspicuous.
grand
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We had this debate all the time amongst us - who was the actual person behind the grand design ?
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Such grand designs are usually ignored.
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It rejects pragmatic gradualism in favour of grand design: its ideas are described as a Vision of 2005.
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But grand designs did not necessarily produce great architecture.
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Indeed some of the grandest designs were based on the weakest economic need.
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The pace and enthusiasm flagged considerably when attention had to switch from abstract or grand designs to the nitty-gritty of practical details.
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For the direct benefit of pupils it will be individual partners who will matter more than a grand design of co-operation.
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At best, they put in a decent effort in executing the entrepreneurial hero's grand design .
graphic
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Professional advice on graphic design is valuable.
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A Bay Area native, he started out in graphic design , but soon branched out.
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Create impressive graphic designs on your walls; all it takes is courage and a little sleight of hand.
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Thirdly, the new style guides have clearly been influenced by some interesting graphic design work.
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Richie, the youngest at 15, was in the throes of GCSEs and hopeful of a career in graphic design .
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On the opposite wall, a print was mounted; an austere graphic design , white and grey to match.
interior
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She read interior design magazines, browsed for hours in department stores comparing the textures and colours of fabrics.
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Large international collection of lamps, prints and objects. Interior design service available.
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Her background is interior design , and she works as a designer at a furniture store.
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Full interior design service or design advice by the hour.
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Each phase is the outcome of the one before, whilst bearing the chronic imprint of an interior design .
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Great Brampton House Antiques Interior design , furniture and furnishing for the period and traditional home.
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It was a smartly restored pub which lovingly recreated the interior design of its psychopathic creator a hundred years ago.
new
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At intervals, initially of roughly six or seven years, but more frequently after 1035, a new design was issued.
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So, although new designs and reorganizations play a role, they are never enough to shape a complete vision of how.
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Matrix has 8 new designs out of 10.
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It was then that he noticed the new paint design resembled the bat symbol.
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Bright images have become an accepted advantage of the existing system and the new design increases the brightness even further.
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The effects of e-commerce are already appearing in all areas of business, from customer service to new product design .
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However, his new design was arranged so that it could be retained.
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In order to see the nifty new designs , users downloaded copies of Netscape Navigator by the millions.
original
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But in a few places conditions remain unaltered and they suit the original design to perfection.
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Plans to rebuild the original double-entrance design flanking a central ticket kiosk are also in the works.
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The original design of six arches was rejected because of spate flow volumes in the river.
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The original design of the work-shops dated back to the mid-1980s.
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The house was seriously damaged by fire in 1879 but rebuilt largely to the original design .
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Rarely is such good humor combined with such original design in audio.
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Some of the most original and beautiful designs he had seen in thirty years.
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For that would show some imperfection in the original design .
■ NOUN
process
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The design team made more than eighty-five films, each in some way conceived as an extension of the design process .
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No one considered until the design process was complete whether, or how, we could produce what we had designed.
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The quality message of the editorial contents was continued through all areas of the design process .
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The design process in many cases begins on a computer, which is used to plot out a three-dimensional design.
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Another aspect which should be considered is the input of clients' in-house departments in the design process .
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It is all part of the design process .
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The twin pressures of diversity and uniformity are tangible phenomena in the design process .
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The design process has been unnecessarily slow on many projects because the exchange of information between designers has been ineffective.
team
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It also seems likely that he-and the design team-were tempted by the clothes of the later period.
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A design team rejected the aerospike concept as too risky.
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The complete design team photographed before modification to give greater dihedral on the outriggers.
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The design team creates beaded extravaganzas that are truly chic.
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Each specialist design teams must work within the budgets which have been set.
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The Renault design team clearly succeeded in their intention to offer big car comfort in a competitively compact package.
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The design team has even included detailed information on conservation, opportunities for volunteers, and community and outreach initiatives.
■ VERB
based
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Those who built in the Viennese tradition based their designs on that of Stein.
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It was on this work that Josiah Wedgwood based his neoclassical pottery designs .
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Cracow Cathedral was based on a similar design but, being later, is of more advanced Gothic form.
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The Floral Book collection features delicate patterns based on romantic designs in old-fashioned tones of primrose, lavender and rose.
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Had he, I wondered, based his design for the Chalice Well cover on an earlier cover?
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Much of the current fleet is based on designs dating from the 1950s, which are still in production.
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My London-\#based graphic design career was firmly on hold.
build
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Safety has been built into the design in the form of a clever three-way switching system.
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Another built his design around a coffin that carries the dates his brother was born and died.
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This part of the embankment was the first to be built to the designs of B. Grueber between 1841 and 1845.
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Half a dozen companies have built the design since production began in 1940; earlier examples were rag-winged, later ones metal.
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There can therefore be built into the design of this channel features that could not be built into a permanent method.
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So, start with a stem and gradually build up your design from that.
create
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Since the stonemasons were usually allowed to create their own designs , they were also given the freedom to crack good jokes.
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Neuroscience Network Projects: Scientists are increasingly turning to chemistry and biology to create new designs for neural network computer systems.
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Look out for simple badge-making kits for around £3 in most good toy shops and create your own designs .
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Or to create a rational design that goes against vested interests will likely not be implemented.
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Matthew and Marjorie have already worked together to create the initial design .
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What a sense of destiny he had, locked in the miniature room, creating a design , a network of connections.
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In addition to this, there is no reason why owners of the Duomatic can not use Creation 6 to create their own designs .
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You can buy plain canvas to create your own design and there's a choice of wool or mixed fibres.
include
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Physical match includes the design of the whole work place and working environment.
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The $ 550 million Zeckendorf mentioned was the cost of the entire project, including design , construction, and financial fees.
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It is to include design studios, exhibition facilities, a development and testing laboratory and administrative offices.
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Those recommendations follow those issued in December, including design changes to insulate the tanks from heat sources.
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Other features include the attachment design for the Yeti Attak Gaiter and Cambrelle inner lining.
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Those programs included the design and procurement of nationwide communications systems.
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Features include telescopic design to adjust height and ergonomic handle.
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Often, those initiatives must include new organization designs .
produce
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In addition, it offers a number of style options, as well as being happy to produce special designs .
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Morris produced more than sixty designs for fabric and wallpaper, which influenced scores of other designers.
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Most of us produce a single design each year which we send both to calligraphers and non-calligraphers alike.
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Was the smith free to produce his own designs ?
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An ex-scientific illustration student from the Blackpool College will help to produce the illustrations and design for the pack in September 1991.
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This type of software is widely used in industry, architecture, etc to produce design drawings.
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Fine sweaters are produced in imaginative designs by local women.
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To produce your average design miracle in fact.
use
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Remember to always use simplicity in design and plant boldly in groups of two or three for a strong impact.
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There also is concern that the same computer system that would help predict reliability through simulation could be used for design improvements.
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One study did not use a double-blind design and was therefore excluded from the analysis.
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They were pleased with his efforts and used his designs .
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Fig. 2 shows very simple woven stripes using design 1.
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Nonexperimental Designs Sometimes it is impossible to use even a quasi-experimental design .
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My friend Eric Barnes built the punt we use and the basic design is hard to beat.
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They unintentionally use design to defer the period of change instead of catalyzing it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
custom-made/custom-built/custom-designed etc
ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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brightly coloured curtains with an attractive floral design
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Conran's furniture was based on simple, modern designs.
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Dorn has done a great deal of design work on the new city hall.
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graphic design
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the design of consumer products
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The arched ceiling is bordered with a hand-painted, floral design .
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The basic design of the vehicle has been improved.
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The new hockey rink is similar in design to the one in San Jose.
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The success of the product was largely due to good design .
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This design is very common on Turkish carpets.
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Tom has several tattoos, and they're all Native American designs.
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A range of books has been launched which reflects his design philosophy and style.
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Designers' Saturday has traditionally been used as a launching pad for designs and this year is no exception.
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Organization designs should concentrate on work.
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Such similarities are more likely to reflect prevailing ideas of design - the sentiments of the client perhaps.
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With soft leather upholstery and the careful design that typifies Toyotas, the interior is a comfortable place to be.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
originally
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Built around the turn of the century, it had been designed originally as a soldiers' barracks.
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Conventional wisdom did not favor retrofitting to coal use boilers originally designed for oil or natural gas.
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The cell was originally designed to held around twenty inmates.
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Furthermore it can permit coal use in boilers originally designed to burn oil without substantial derating.
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Most health information systems were originally designed to support decision-making at national level.
specially
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The Boots range also includes specially designed briefs, some of which are ideal for use with Staydry pads.
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Receptors come in dozens of varieties, each specially designed to accommodate one of the dozens of neurotransmitters used by the brain.
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The storage buildings are specially designed and are equipped with sophisticated temperature and humidity controls to keep the potatoes in perfect condition.
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There are also chapters on promotional picks, and plectrums customized and specially designed for thumb and finger.
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Beneath them the underside of the command module comprised a specially designed shield that protected them from the heat of re-entry.
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There were also observers in the air, in helicopters or specially designed aircraft.
specifically
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Where discovery methods were applied in schools which had been designed specifically for child-centred learning, the change was even more apparent.
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If we are exposed to a measles virus, the immune system will develop antibodies specifically designed to attack measles viruses.
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Some news clients are designed specifically to search for images in newsgroups and download them-AutoPix, for example.
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It is specifically designed to monitor employee use of the Internet.
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The course is specifically designed to hone their skills to a professional level.
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The review would provide the understanding required to determine the features needed in an architectural model designed specifically for electronic commerce.
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This reverberation unit is based on a c.c.d. delay line that has been designed specifically for operation in reverberation circuits.
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One of the most interesting applications designed specifically for the PowerBook involved... reading.
■ NOUN
architect
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In order to create as varied development as possible, each of the five building phases will be designed by a different architect .
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Palaces are designed by architects to be looked at rather than lived in.
building
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To make Scott design a building in the classical style was the worst possible course.
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People design buildings , bridges, and furniture.
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He was greatly cheered to find so many young architects designing the new classical buildings of which he so much approved.
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Now the goal is to design buildings that also remain functional after a quake.
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The practising architect may design better buildings after working with the old ones.
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Architecture An architect is some one who is trained to design buildings .
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The same could be true of software used to design buildings and vehicles.
computer
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This waybill is designed for computer use.
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He approached it as if he were designing a new computer .
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Teams are in hot competition to design computers that not only assist the study of nature, but are natural themselves.
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In contrast, the Mac team was off in the ozone, designing a computer that fit their own woolly sensibilities.
course
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Hoylake and District Council for Voluntary Service has designed summer activity courses for children and teenagers aged from five to 18.
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Students in these programs have fewer required courses and receive more career guidance to help them design a course sequence.
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When Bobby Jones and Alistair Mackenzie designed the course , they could have scarcely envisaged what a shrine it would eventually become.
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In fact, the group was heavily involved in designing the course and raising funds for it.
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In designing a course of study where a choice has to be made between two items, how available are they?
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More amenable land had become available and J.H. Taylor was commissioned to design the course still largely extant.
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Information about modules might be used at another time when designing another course .
house
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It is very hard to design a house if you don't know the shape of the bricks.
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See how an economy designed around building more houses for new people benefits existing residents?
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It's not the sort of creativity involved in painting a picture or designing a house .
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What he did know was how to design houses that look and feel as if they belong right where they are.
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The canceled habitation module was designed to house four astronauts.
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Before investigating the design of the autonomous house it is worth asking why the authors elected to design a house.
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The houses give teachers a natural avenue for working together to design lessons.
performance
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The highest quality food results can be achieved and the oven has been designed to give optimum performance in this function.
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The index is designed to measure the performance of the local economy.
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It is usually sought in addition to an order of certiorari and is designed to ensure the performance of a public duty.
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Dorothy set such a goal at a workshop designed to introduce both performance and change.
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This style of lens is designed to give optimum performance at the widest aperture.
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The Ventrola tennis shoe is designed for comfort and performance .
plan
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Planners design the optimum plans for optimum conditions.
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But the Senate bill designed to implement the plan contains some consumer-friendly changes that could kill it instead.
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Many wards have specially designed teaching plans or objectives for students or your tutor may suggest objectives.
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Children who think mathematically design boats and plan holidays differently, they shop for birthday presents and cook cakes differently.
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Mr Brown's statement on Wednesday was designed to counteract Tory plans to reduce income tax.
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The mayor's speech at the restored historic Lincoln Theater was designed to highlight his plans to revitalize neighborhoods.
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A plan may be designed as a five-year plan and may need changing after one year.
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To make the city safe and invulnerable to attack, his architects designed a circular plan .
product
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Salespeople must also have a complete understanding of the enterprise's capacity to design and deliver specialized products .
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Now, as they design new technology products , Hewlett-Packard engineers can morph within minutes into five or six nimble teams.
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It begins by being designed into the product itself.
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Another unsettling trend in this area is the erosion in our ability to design and manufacture products .
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In network economics the major expense of new product development stems from designing the manufacturing process and not designing the product.
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First, they were able to design products much closer to what the customer wanted.
program
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Each program is designed so that most students complete it in 45 to 50 mins, ie. the average tutorial hour.
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The program was designed to be self-supporting through premiums.
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Unlike Dole, Clinton would preserve the thrust of programs designed to assure that women and minorities are not left out.
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Example: Our food stamp program is designed to improve the diets of low-income families.
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An unscrupulous programmer could write an ActiveX program designed to erase a hard drive or deposit a virus.
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Q: Congress recently passed a federal health-care program designed to cover poor children without health insurance.
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Q: What exercise program did you design for yourself?
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Your education programs should be designed to accommodate different needs within your workforce.
scheme
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They design wonderful housing schemes for us to live in.
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Foreign governments and industries are highly unlikely to be involved in designing and implementing such schemes .
student
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The programs are designed to enable students to work in their own time and at their own pace.
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Each program is designed so that most students complete it in 45 to 50 mins, ie. the average tutorial hour.
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The premises have been designed with the disabled student in mind.
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College was never designed exclusively for younger students - though they generally constitute the largest single group.
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The system is designed to see that student decision-making is well informed.
study
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Approximately 70 percent of the course is devoted to design and technology studies and 30 percent to related studies.
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Shaw said he hopes to design a study next year to test the effects of music on infants' brains.
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The study is designed to be pilot study of this important issue.
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William Evans designed pharmacological studies and was a principal investigator on the primary leukaemia protocol.
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In designing a course of study where a choice has to be made between two items, how available are they?
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The Bellcrest File is designed for independent study .
system
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It is all made possible by smart phones, the next generation mobile phones equipped with a Psion-designed operating system .
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As we shall see, the lesson they teach is that we are designed for a system of monogamy plagued by adultery.
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It should be remembered in designing a control system that the earthworm transport hosts present a continuous reservoir of infection.
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This school argues that employees should be included in designing the work system that affects them.
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And anyway they could probably design a system based on the photo-electric cell.
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In fact, the information-processing mechanisms are designed for implementing the systems of differential equations associated with neural networks.
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However, recruitment systems are more difficult to design than personnel record systems, and there are complex design considerations.
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Related Occupations Accountants and auditors design internal control systems and analyze financial data.
use
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Conclusions: The radiometer was designed for use on clear sunny days out of doors.
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This began the race to find the perfect pump designed for heavy-duty use in rural communities of developing countries.
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They were designed for ritual use and some of them were coated in gold leaf.
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It is specifically designed to monitor employee use of the Internet.
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It is designed for use only in Force 3+ and usually has a small daggerboard.
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It must be designed for use by everyone and be available at a low enough price for rural villagers.
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Another range of measures based upon circulation data are designed to predict future use from past use.
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Some Internetfiltering software is designed for use with the major on-line services.
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Airbags are currently designed to protect average-sized adult males.
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Sally designs and makes all her own clothes.
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The car was designed and built in Korea.
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The office complex was designed by Mitchell Benjamin.
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The offices weren't very well designed - the rooms are too small and it's much too hot in summer.
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Combined with virtual reality capabilities, the team can design its own ideal collaborative work space without the constraints of physical reality.
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Hong Kong architects designed the restaurants.
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Leyland designed the microcomputer which controls the ratios.
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Now, as they design new technology products, Hewlett-Packard engineers can morph within minutes into five or six nimble teams.
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The Ego was designed as a mere postal service which delivers messages to our conscious mind.
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The plates are designed to foil police speed traps.
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The sparkling white pullover and newly pressed black corduroys were designed to project an image of calm sophistication.