adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a specific/direct/explicit reference (= mentioning something specifically/directly etc )
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No specific reference was made to the race of the children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Note, however, that this should not be as explicit as is the name of the murderer.
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Documentation must be as explicit as possible because staff and circumstance seem to take a rabbinical delight in producing difficult cases.
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The prelates were concerned, as explicit statements show, primarily to defend the church's liberties.
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Pynchon is as explicit as Burroughs about the disruptive effects of his method.
less
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The focus on women was less explicit in the mid / late 1990s than it had earlier been.
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There was a political undercurrent as well, though this was less explicit .
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If the scenes of homosexuality were less explicit , there would be a powerful case for allowing its broadcast.
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It would be difficult to imagine a less explicit authorizing resolution.
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In the earlier period the reports were much less explicit than now.
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Women, it appears, are more likely to be stimulated by written and less explicit material.
more
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Moreover, the principle of linguistic self-consciousness or reflexivity seems to be made even more explicit when transposed to the narrative model.
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The Derveni commentary was more explicit regarding character of time in the human world.
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He didn't need to be more explicit .
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Can things get any more explicit ?
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In these studies, racism is also a more explicit part of the research agenda.
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But then patterns begin to freeze, making relationships more explicit and meanings more precise.
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The implicit values in drama are made more explicit in the advertising that sponsors and accompanies the fiction.
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Of course, making the connection more explicit will not impress everybody.
most
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One of the most explicit political theories of that period is that of Gluckman.
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Buchanan has been the most explicit in offering a diagnosis, and a cure.
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However, even in the best companies, most explicit knowledge never appears in documents or databases.
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The most explicit works were made in recent years, when censorship has eased.
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Adam Smith made the most explicit statements in support of the idea that education improves the quality of labour and hence raises economic growth.
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The surveys have provided the most explicit statement of how, and on what basis, data are collected.
quite
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The codes of governments and religions are usually quite explicit and allow little room for diversity or change.
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In fact, most of the descriptions are quite explicit , and a good understanding can be obtained by following the details.
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If Luke is vague on the subject, Matthew and Mark are both quite explicit .
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Hobbes is quite explicit about this.
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In Revelation 13 the link between the cosmic powers and the deep is quite explicit .
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In most cases the literature which we discuss offers clear priorities and quite explicit points of view in relation to photographic cultures.
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These are quite explicit in the Communist Manifesto as well as many other writings of many Marxist thinkers.
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It had involved disregarding Rosa's quite explicit wishes.
sexually
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It didn't need to be sexually explicit .
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Gruntal managers also frequently permitted and also circulated cartoons and other sexually explicit materials in the office.
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As sexually explicit lyrics boomed and fans pressed against the stage, two young women pushed their way to the front.
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Warning: These plays are sexually explicit and contain nudity and violence which may offend.
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The best-selling sexually explicit blockbuster phenomenon is to do with money, nothing to do with literature.
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At least were their dreams after seeing the films more sexually explicit than on control nights?
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He was found not guilty of supplying a copy of an unclassified and uncut version of the sexually explicit film Caligula.
very
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It has attempted to be very explicit about what it considers to be unnecessary local expenditure.
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Write a mash note to the waiter on the hill: Be very explicit .
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There are some very explicit recommendations to involve the voluntary sector in an important way.
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The grammatical and morphological information in learner's dictionaries also tend to be very explicit .
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The fourth commandment is very explicit that six days of every week are for work and one for rest.
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I know of no very explicit discussion of how this could come about, in evolution or in individual development.
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There was a suicide note of a kind in the car but the words were not very explicit .
■ NOUN
goal
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The answer to what must be done has to begin with some explicit goals .
instruction
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Her explicit instructions were not to get involved, nor ever to reveal her real purpose there.
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Such an approach occasionally misrepresents the composer's explicit instructions .
knowledge
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After Kingman there was a growing consensus that some kind of explicit knowledge about language was necessary for both teachers and pupils.
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They should rather be given explicit knowledge , thus preventing the usual defence of a claim of ignorance.
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However, even in the best companies, most explicit knowledge never appears in documents or databases.
material
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Sexually explicit material is fine in front of a student crowd, but elsewhere it can be a bit tricky.
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Gruntal managers also frequently permitted and also circulated cartoons and other sexually explicit materials in the office.
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Women, it appears, are more likely to be stimulated by written and less explicit material .
recognition
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But Anselm never stopped trying to get an explicit recognition of Canterbury's claim from the pope.
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Guarantees of economic freedoms included explicit recognition of the right of citizens to engage in private business.
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This changed when there was explicit recognition of the place of party politics in the shaping of education.
reference
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These are the main cases in which an explicit reference is made to the importance of intention in interpreting trusts.
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We finally debated at great length whether it would be possible to avoid making explicit reference to the Director.
statement
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An explicit statement saying that applicable standards have been adhered to, or the reasons for departures, must also be included.
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Recommended changes had to be substantiated by explicit statements of rationale, supported by the systematic review of relevant empirical data.
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Often the clues to meaning lie in subtle implication rather than in explicit statement .
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The prelates were concerned, as explicit statements show, primarily to defend the church's liberties.
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Adam Smith made the most explicit statements in support of the idea that education improves the quality of labour and hence raises economic growth.
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There were even explicit statements to the effect that science and religion should not be mixed.
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This allows rules with a wide variety of realisations to be specified with only a small number of explicit statements .
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The surveys have provided the most explicit statement of how, and on what basis, data are collected.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A health inspector gave explicit instructions on how to correct the problem.
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He's not being very explicit about his plans, is he?
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I don't quite understand -- could you be a bit more explicit ?
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Mr Beazley left explicit instructions that he wasn't to be disturbed.
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There are several very explicit love scenes in the movie.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Already, certain sites on the Internet make an explicit commitment to privacy.
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It didn't need to be sexually explicit .
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Sometimes the researcher will present an explicit hypothesis and set out to test it.
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Special manuals provide explicit and elaborate instructions as to the creating of different icons and the use of different kinds of material.
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The prelates were concerned, as explicit statements show, primarily to defend the church's liberties.
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The presence of these links is often signalled by explicit cues within the text.
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This is because the explicit tax rate and the means-tested benefit withdrawal rate exceeds unity.