noun
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a group discussion
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The course includes both individual work and group discussions.
a matter for debate/negotiation/discussion (= something to be debated/negotiated etc )
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How to solve the housing crisis is a matter for debate.
a rational conversation/discussion
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Let's all calm down and have a rational discussion.
a subject of/for discussion
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TV is a favourite subject for discussion.
a topic of discussion/debate
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The issue is a topic of great debate in the record industry.
animated discussion/conversation
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The performance was followed by an animated discussion.
discussion list
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the Mercedes-Benz discussion list
enter into discussions/negotiations (with sb)
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The government refused to enter into discussions with the opposition.
frank discussion/interview/exchange of views etc
protracted negotiations/discussions/debate etc
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the expense of a protracted legal battle
provoke debate/discussion/controversy
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A new book criticising Hollywood has provoked fierce debate in the US.
round-table discussion/meeting/talks
spirited defence/debate/discussion etc
under discussion/consideration/review etc
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The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion being discussed, considered etc .
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All categories of expenditure are under review.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
brief
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This will involve a brief discussion of the approach known in contemporary philosophy as functionalism.
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A brief discussion of how to control the page layout and how to avoid widow and orphan line is provided below.
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One nice inclusion is a brief discussion of centrifugal methods in the separations chapter.
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A brief discussion of the most popular herbs in game cooking is in order.
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It is these eddies that relate particularly to the brief discussion above of the correlation measurements in Fig. 21.9.
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Holder says he does not recall the brief discussion .
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Followed by a brief discussion of how to make all our small pieces of action research available to each other.
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We begin with a brief discussion of the methodological issues underlying these two modes of analysis.
detailed
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The requirements may well be modified as detailed work and discussion proceed.
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A detailed discussion of the implications of the different course styles can be found in our sixth report.
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So I was elected chairman of the meeting in committee, which is where all the detailed discussion and drafting takes place.
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This should take place at a time when the individual is able to engage in detailed discussion .
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After two hours of debate the synod voted overwhelmingly to receive the report and moved on to detailed discussion of the legislation.
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The issue of equality had to be looked at very closely and we had already had detailed discussions with I.C.T.U. on equality.
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A more detailed discussion of behavioural intervention strategies is included in Chapter 9.
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The second was the rhythm of the war itself, which gave time for the detailed discussion of post-war policy.
early
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Our earlier discussion inclines one to say so.
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In our earlier discussion of knowledge, physical knowledge and logical-mathematical knowledge were differentiated.
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Very frequently in the literature earlier discussions about sign language universality are described as myths or misconceptions.
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Let us now return to our earlier discussion of the Mandelbrot set.
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This too is evident from our earlier discussion .
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This demarcation is achieved, as we saw in our earlier discussion of Winnicott, through frustration.
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Readers are referred to the earlier discussion . 3.
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For this purpose I will concentrate on the approaches that follow most directly from the earlier discussion of benefit-cost analysis.
frank
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Inducements were offered to the debtor to confess his insolvency and be frank in his discussion of assets.
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They were frank discussions and he listened carefully.
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It should be a frank two-way discussion from which useful lessons can be learnt for the future.
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This would limit frank discussion , and might well inhibit the judge in saying anything, and does not favour the practice.
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Delegates agreed afterwards that they found more ground for agreement than conflict and appreciated the frank and open discussions .
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Instead, most books make pious noises about more research being required rather than offering a frank discussion the of areas of ignorance.
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Whatever the circumstances an open and frank discussion must take place between the new employee and her manager at the earliest opportunity.
full
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She did in fact attend clinic eventually, and this allowed a full discussion of the situation.
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This happened fre-quently enough to warrant fuller discussion in a separate chapter.
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As most of the ward learning occurs at the bedside, full discussion of the patient and his treatment provides another problem.
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A full discussion of democracy takes us far away from the main focus of this work.
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In later sections I present a fuller discussion of merger.
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I shall return to a fuller discussion of anthracnose pathology in due course.
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Forcing values upon another without full discussion of what are to count as rights and duties appear to me to be anti-educational.
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General grants A full discussion of the methods of distributing the general grant is beyond the scope of this book.
further
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Similarly, the reference to reactions in organic solvents merited further discussion .
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The Council may decide upon modalities for the further discussion and possible work on the model.
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Most of these points are self-explanatory but the first one, the misrepresentation, requires further discussion .
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Another fifteen minutes made clear that there was nothing to be gained by further discussion .
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The events or worries that are repeated show areas that need more exploration and further discussion .
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See chapter 8 for further discussion of the regional distribution of population.
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Her voice repudiated any further discussion .
general
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The general theoretical discussion on concepts and definitions is therefore - perhaps surprisingly - put at the end.
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They were the objects of our general discussion of algorithms, as given in the last chapter.
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Talk and general discussion might include ideas of number, shape and comparisons.
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In the general discussion at the end the group agreed that: 1.
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We begin with a more general discussion of all forms of imperfect competition and monopoly power.
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Office, status, and the possible roles they confer are highly culture variable and may need general discussion with students.
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Thereafter it should be opened up for general discussion .
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She used to attend the general discussion part and make her views known as to where the next shop would be.
informal
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But the abortion issue continued to dominate informal discussions .
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In addition to the informal discussions , corporate planning departments require knowledge of the business environments for their formal roles in the planning process.
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But the growing pains of the organization rippled through the conference and informal discussions .
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Meanwhile the king held informal discussions with the multitude.
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Though he lectured, tutored, and held informal discussions , Smith also found time to serve as dean of faculty.
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The two apparently had had informal discussions about a deal, but none recently.
long
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And he also had long discussions with the actors when they rehearsed the dialogue during the week before shooting began.
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Izumi said that in his long discussions with Hwang he found him to be a man of great intellect.
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It wasn't obviously a particularly long discussion ... you are dealing with a company of a modest size ....
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We used to have long discussions and arguments about everything from radio-controlled models to religion, and from parapsychology to physics.
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Reportedly there were long discussions over the wisdom of fusing the two together.
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We had long discussions about whatever we liked, and during term-time Don Cattabianchi would sometimes help us with our homework.
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If antibiotics are likely to clear up the infection, why are we having this long discussion ?
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These dilemmas may even present themselves shortly after a long policy discussion when both parties have agreed on the proper procedure.
open
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They both knew what Mrs Diamond had said, but neither proposed to give it the status open discussion would confer.
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Evaluation of how the plan has met these needs takes place in open discussion in class. 3.
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Such lists often have a parallel open list for discussion .
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Delegates agreed afterwards that they found more ground for agreement than conflict and appreciated the frank and open discussions .
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Some learn best from books, others from lectures and yet others from free and open discussion .
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Full and open discussion by all the participants in the scheme. 7.
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It is high time for this neglect to yield to a more open discussion of these issues and a more positive approach.
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We will publish a draft Budget four months before the final version, to promote open discussion of economic and taxation policy.
public
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Encourage engineers to speak at public meetings, discussions , seminars and conferences to promote public awareness of risk issues.
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They argued that if their deeds were meritorious, they had nothing to fear from the light of public analysis and discussion .
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Cardinal Agagianian brought the debate to a sudden close on 30 October to forestall further public discussion outside the Council.
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The government crafted the bailout scheme with little public discussion and without determining who was responsible for the losses.
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They argued that some groups can consciously or unconsciously put up barriers to the public discussion of issues.
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We are concerned that much public discussion of the future of Social Security is based on misinformation about its financing.
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It became ever more difficult to prevent public discussion of political issues.
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The importance of intuitive mythologies is that they make available a language for public discussion and for the individual learning-experience.
serious
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You would be wise to bring out into the open anything that you feel needs serious discussion with your partner.
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We simply encourage a serious discussion of these issues.
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No serious Marxist discussion of class has failed to recognize the importance of divisions within the working class.
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Now they could put their feet under something, light up a smoke, and we could have a serious goddamn discussion .
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Fianna Fail's formula is that once the Unionists get down to serious discussions they will be addressed.
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The values or ends for which higher education stands are seldom raised as a serious matter for discussion .
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Let us return to a serious discussion of the subject before us.
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This is most serious during the discussion of locution and illocution.
■ NOUN
group
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After a series of delays, more discussion groups and a conference in Manchester, work started on the actual dummy.
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It happens via electronic mail, in discussion groups and particularly in chat areas, where people type messages to each other.
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Cybersex A lot of people have experimented with verbal cybersex in discussion groups and shared spaces such as MUDs and MOOs.
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Classes or discussion groups on women's writing command an enthusiastic response that is often lacking in mainstream teaching.
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On-line debate discussion groups also will take place on the Internet, the global computer network.
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In this context, news relates to the messages stored in more than 85,000 discussion groups .
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Those with Internet access should keep an eye on a series of Usenet discussion groups that cater to Windows 95 issues.
paper
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This discussion paper considers points made in the Review and in the working papers.
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Rhone then prepared a discussion paper on the implications of the Better Communities Act for Phoenix.
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But, as mentioned above, some changes have been made in the light of comments received on the discussion paper .
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A transport discussion paper . 4.
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The points raised in this discussion paper are based on existing Age Concern policies.
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Finally, a possible change from the discussion paper which has not been made should also be recorded here.
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His discussion paper on the subject had now been drafted and redrafted several times.
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Many discussion papers and theories have been offered, and each one seems to offer a different conclusion.
■ VERB
begin
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De Klerk begins fresh round of discussions .
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Most classes began with a discussion of readings that Gordon had distributed the week before.
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We begin with a discussion of approaches to researching children framed by differing conceptualisations of childhood.
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Years later, toward the end of his life, Joe began a biographical discussion of his childhood by noting this disparity.
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Then began lengthy discussions on ways and means.
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The group returned after dinner to begin a discussion of organization structure.
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I began this discussion by saying that adherence to systematic nomenclature is a limiting kind of freedom.
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We begin with a brief discussion of the methodological issues underlying these two modes of analysis.
continue
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Unfortunately, the onset of severe flight conditions had stopped Myeloski from continuing his discussion with Duncan about the kidnapping.
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But the abortion issue continued to dominate informal discussions .
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On his return he continued his discussions with leaders of the deaf community and other missioners.
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In addition, the continuing discussions between architect, contractor, and tenant might reveal the need for other changes.
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Thames Water has promised to continue discussions with objectors over the next two to three years before applying for planning permission.
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Late at night Modigliani persuaded them all to go back to his place to continue the discussion .
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The congregation can stay after the service to continue the discussion .
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During the journey back to Waterloo they continued their discussion .
enter
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Every family health services authority should enter into discussions with its general practitioners to establish guidelines for the employment of counsellors.
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It would not be pertinent for me to attempt to enter into a detailed discussion of such questions.
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Studies of students taking part in seminars suggest that posture is also used to indicate a desire to enter the discussion .
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Like other staff, they enter into the discussions and decision-making which surround their work.
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Now, a new aspect has entered the discussions between consultancies and their clients: Creativity.
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It can enable the reluctant and shy to enter into discussion with greater enthusiasm at home or at work.
follow
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This is followed by a discussion of how integration with other levels may be used to control the search space. 4.6.
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These are followed by a discussion of characteristics of thought of the preoperational child.
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Jones and Rafelski went to see Phillips following the discussion .
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The talk is followed by a panel discussion on new trends in families.
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Which means you can follow a whole discussion , as well as check out who's who and how well respected.
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The following discussion will center on neurophysiological examples.
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Three important conclusions follow from this discussion .
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This is followed by discussion of the political system, a third major concept used to analyze these collectivities.
hold
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The town Soviet was also to hold discussions with representatives from the factories and the women's section.
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Leonard will hold a discussion and book signing at the gallery January 27.
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There were several other matters of concern, and they attempted to hold discussions , or to get answers to their questions.
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About a year ago, according to the people familiar with the situation, Volvo held preliminary discussions with Chrysler Corp.
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In 1990, it emerged that he had held discussions about buying PowerGen, the state electricity generator, outright.
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I am not to hold a discussion , Sandy says.
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The Reform of Heisei also holds policy discussions by computer.
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Throughout Friday, Cardin held a series of discussions with Rep.
include
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Thus, such crimes as embezzlement and other examples of employee theft will not be included in this discussion of corporate crime.
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The father should be included in all discussions and in all periods of contact with the baby.
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Pupils too might be included in discussions of where the school is going.
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The proposal should always include discussion of the control of secondary variables.
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The committee generated a draft agenda for the conference, which included six domains requiring discussion and debate.
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As part of your writing about the Mayas, include a discussion of theocracy.
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In some families there may be little distinction made between siblings and cousins, and these may be included in any discussion .
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Hence, we include a discussion of various ways in which the insurance funds could be given further protection.
involve
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It will certainly involve a lot of discussion and asking questions, and an appreciation of the setting.
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The fact-finding process involves a more formal discussion , during which each party again presents its position and supporting facts.
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This will involve a brief discussion of the approach known in contemporary philosophy as functionalism.
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It is unclear, for example, whether the tobacco industry is involved in the discussions .
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When involved in discussions and meetings consider the needs of the children who are less verbally articulate.
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Rob Schubert was involved in the early discussions: In March 1985 we began discussing the density of the project.
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The consultative structure adopted can allow staff to have a say and be involved in discussions .
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Advice on childcare for baby adopters may involve discussion on breastfeeding.
lead
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Two invited speakers address topics of current theological interest, leading to discussion and debate.
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Within minutes, she asked students to lead a discussion about how to measure the area of a rectangle.
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In the teaching of the principles of group discussion , every member of the group should take turns in leading the discussion.
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This conversation led to-her discussions about how I could work with this organization by conducting career change seminars.
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Schumacher had come prepared, and knew exactly where he wanted to lead the discussion .
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Anything which features social interaction could lead on to group discussion of some aspect of communication.
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This option leads us into a discussion of public goods and services.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
come up for discussion/examination/review etc
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BUndeterred, the group is revising its proposal and plans to contest every license that comes up for review.
heated argument/debate/discussion etc
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After a short heated argument, the inspector agreed to pay the costs in cash from his local station funds.
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After fifteen months of heated debate, Billingham was abandoned.
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It got off to a hairy start with several heated discussions about what a wild boar is.
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No presidential policy is so controversial that it provokes heated debate.
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Since 1980, a balanced-budget amendment has been the focus of heated debate in congressional committees and on the floor.
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There was heated argument at the meeting, with strongly differing views advanced.
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There was a heated argument between the two men which at length it fell to Branson to settle.
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Witnesses have already given descriptions of the pair who were seen having what appeared to be a heated argument.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After a long discussion with her father, she decided not to take the job.
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Most people find honest discussions about sex a little awkward.
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The committee, after much discussion , had decided to go ahead with the proposal to ban cigarette advertising.
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The report includes a discussion of global warming.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But, as mentioned above, some changes have been made in the light of comments received on the discussion paper.
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Our discussion was closed ten minutes ago.
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Too rarely has it involved the specialist in the secondary school in regular discussion with primary colleagues.
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We would offer a slide or video presentation followed by discussion and scriptural reflection.