adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a brilliant/enquiring/logical etc mind
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a bright child with an enquiring mind
a logical order
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Put the events of the story into a logical order.
a logical reason
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People don’t always have logical reasons for the things they do.
a logical step
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She felt she had an aptitude for medicine. Her next logical step would be to begin studying when the summer was over.
a logical/rational explanation (= one that is based on facts )
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Physics finally gave us a rational explanation for the atom’s strange behaviour.
a natural/logical consequence (= that naturally/logically follows sth )
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Obviously disappointment is a natural consequence of defeat.
clear/logical thinking
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Above 24,000 feet, the lack of oxygen makes clear thinking almost impossible.
logical progression
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the logical progression from accountant to financial controller
logical sequence
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The questions should be asked in a logical sequence .
scientific/logical/legal reasoning
the logical conclusion (= one that makes sense when you think about it carefully )
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The logical conclusion is that short commercials are just as effective as longer ones.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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It seems more logical to reposition the White knight with 24 d2.
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Sometimes Cindy or George would discover that Robbie had done something that made his response appear more logical .
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I think it would be much easier and more logical if they just took the key with them.
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If the resolution is not peaceful, the relationship could become colder, more logical .
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Had this apparently contradictory programme been worked out over a long period, it might have seemed more logical .
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A more logical reason for his drowning is religious and political differences.
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Who then more logical to head our new government but a business man?
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Why do its streets run in this particular way and not in some other way that seems more logical to us?
most
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Few or no other routes were available and so it was a most logical decision to opt for the sporting escape.
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This is the most logical answer in my view.
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The careful selection of the most logical buyers in order to reduce circulation size can therefore be a wasted effort.
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The favorite theory is the simplest, and the most logical .
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Fourthly, general practitioners are the most logical agent of the patients' demands.
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But even the most logical of us have illogical moments and problems with romance.
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Gephardt is the most logical champion to lift that banner.
only
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Others provide only logical or only circular shifts, and arithmetic shifts must be constructed from these basic operations.
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This is only logical , since the starting-points are the same.
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It is only logical , then, that he should now answer the same charges as his master.
perfectly
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The drop in salary for part time work is perfectly logical and acceptable, though not widely appreciated by colleagues.
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There is a perfectly logical reason why it seems so pointless and confusing.
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Having children has been a perfectly logical response of families to the hardship and famine which have resulted from these processes.
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It is all perfectly logical and unambiguous, but not designed for people.
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It was somehow both improbable and perfectly logical at the same time.
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An argument can be a perfectly logical deduction even if it involves a premise that is in fact false.
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It was a perfectly logical request, but one we in the media routinely ignore.
very
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In some ways it's a very logical list.
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We feel very strongly, technically, that there were very logical reasons to do it.
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If you think about it, this is very logical .
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They are very logical , methodical, and pragmatic in their approach to neural networks.
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She has a very logical , rational mind when it comes to a problem.
■ NOUN
answer
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Physics also tells us that there is a logical answer to the seeming conundrum of the diversity of species.
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Those arguments then assert that functional alignment is the only logical answer .
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But for himself he disliked coincidence of any sort and always sought for a logical answer .
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This is the most logical answer in my view.
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Though why she should need any kind of defence against Niall Grant was a question to which there seemed no logical answer .
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For every question, the client had a logical answer .
argument
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She says there are logical arguments for keeping Standish open.
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For the ordinary viewer, logical argument gives way to his or her gut reactions and personal experience in responding to people.
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The History essay is a logical argument in words which demonstrates historical knowledge, skills and understanding.
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This is often a logical argument and the real issue may be the amount of the deduction that should be made.
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The following are some of the tactics researchers have observed in effective managers: Persuasion Use of logical arguments to persuade others.
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I thought you were a ... a shallow man, incapable of producing a logical argument .
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The basic principle of giving reasons and evidence governs the building of a logical argument .
choice
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Rhone was the logical choice for gathering this information and preparing the application.
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Speedo was the only logical choice , but he put down Albert.
conclusion
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The logical conclusion of this conceited but surprisingly widely held stance should be to declare all such people as legal minors.
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In very general terms, the Renegade Jacket takes this principle to its logical conclusion .
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But even this seemingly logical conclusion must be taken with a grain of salt.
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Events must play themselves out to aesthetic, moral and logical conclusion .
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Reasoning can be applied to arguments that have false premises, however, and logical conclusions can be derived.
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This fact is not found in the Acts of the Apostles even though it would be a logical conclusion to the book.
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If you must worry, pursue your fears through to their logical conclusion .
consequence
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It is important to remember that logical consequences are never to be used as an idle threat.
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A logical consequence of this is an attempt to centralize all ReD planning.
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The logical consequence of this is that they will on occasion play unattractive parts!
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As the code gained widespread acceptance, certain logical consequences followed in its wake.
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The poor are a logical consequence of competitive economics; winners and losers, rich and poor.
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Perhaps this reflects my rule that dumbness is the logical consequence of being deaf.
deduction
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Here is an example of a logical deduction .
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And finally the detective must uncover the murderer by logical deduction from facts fairly put before the reader.
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An argument can be a perfectly logical deduction even if it involves a premise that is in fact false.
development
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The logical development of this was a film in which there were no heroes, only victims and violence.
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Among infantry weapons, the M16 was a logical development and fit our ideas concerning war to perfection.
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And from that I'd say that the Minus List is the logical development in Brimmer's career.
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In the logical development of this view it is the child who must choose.
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The logical development would be for closer examination of early foetuses with a view to detecting minor deficiencies which many babies are born with.
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The answering machine is a logical development and really does work rather well!
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Evidence of the logical development of this practice can also be found in one ow two early industrial buildings.
explanation
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He had no logical explanation for this.
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He willed himself not to panic: surely there was a logical explanation ?
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But there is a logical explanation .
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Then, in the late 1940s a series of incidents happened that have no logical explanation and caused distress and horror.
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I was determined to get a logical explanation .
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If anyone did, the logical explanation was that it had fallen off.
extension
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He was, rather, a natural driver, for whom the wheel seemed a logical extension of his hands.
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Although dangerous, then, as a doctrine in practice, the admission of nodding is a logical extension of principle.
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So while wireless data services may be fairly new, they appear to be logical extensions to existing and trusted services.
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Thus team appraisal is a logical extension of the individual appraisal Interview.
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One need not be a Nobel Prize economist to divine the logical extension of that trend.
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Family history and the history of the local community offer logical extensions of this process.
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So much modern merchandise is themed with bestselling books that it makes a logical extension to the stock profile.
form
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Then, when the special symbol arrives, it could hand back the resolved logical form with the highest score.
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Nevertheless, as the very name reveals, there is still an emphasis on appearance rather than on logical form .
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For technical reasons, they argue that this representation is Chomskyan logical form .
mind
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Professor Norman Collies was a man noted for his logical mind .
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That logical mind of yours isn't going to stand any nonsense, is it?
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She thought it was from her father that she'd inherited her logical mind and a way with figures.
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His logical mind lent itself superbly to maths and he began to excel in the subject.
object
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What he should say is' I have several different kinds of logical object in my document.
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We have described a scheme for introducing logical objects into one hypertext system, Guide.
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The best approach is therefore for a document processing system to allow the user to define and use logical objects .
operation
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These are terms used in digital electronics to designate the basic logical operations on which digital systems are founded.
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During concrete operational development, a child attains the use of fully logical operations for the first time.
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There are instructions to move strings, to compare them, and to perform the usual logical operations .
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One logical operation , already discussed, is reversibility.
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However, it does allow numeric variables to be used for logical operations .
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Schemata for the logical operations of seriation and classification appear.
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Other paths can be programmed out of sequences of those provided, together with logical operations where necessary for masking, etc.
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This suggests that language is not necessary for the development of logical operations , but it clearly acts as a facilitator.
order
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The columns are headed by brief statements of key activities in that stage of the project, laid out in logical order .
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The individual terms included in that list can then be arranged in a logical order before beginning to draft.
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Strangely the instrumental chapters are spread throughout the book in no logical order .
outcome
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The move into production seems the logical outcome of his obsessive nature.
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This was a logical outcome of her avowed poverty and dependence on providence for all things.
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The logical outcome of this slow change of direction was to come later, but not much later.
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What they lack is the courage and confidence to pursue their conclusions to their logical outcome .
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It was the logical outcome of the tactics of drawing out opposing defenders originally outlined by Chapman at Northampton.
place
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It is because evil spirits do not fit - have no logical place or space - into the modern scientific world-view.
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If you want to provide a true benefit to kids, the logical place is in the libraries....
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It was a logical place to build a city.
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Nursery is the logical place to start.
positivism
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Was there such a state as logical positivism ?
process
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Lind's simple and logical process should have swept through medicine, brushing aside the accumulated hocus-pocus of centuries.
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Both adults and adolescents with formal operations reason using the same logical processes .
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Design is never an isolated logical process .
progression
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So it is kinder to your audience if your shots follow a logical progression .
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There is, however a logical progression from present finance functions through to further developments.
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Does the shot form part of a logical progression within the group?
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Extending our name to accessories is a natural and logical progression .
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Use a logical progression or a system radiating out from a central base.
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The logical progression was for Wiwa to continue his father's struggle.
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This would be the next logical progression in the organisation of caring services in Britain.
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With hindsight, the emergence of any new branch of science seems inevitable, and its development a logical progression .
reason
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But when he thought back, there was no logical reason whatsoever why she should do such a thing.
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There is a perfectly logical reason why it seems so pointless and confusing.
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Is there any logical reason this should give a good fit?
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We feel very strongly, technically, that there were very logical reasons to do it.
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There is no logical reason why this should be so.
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Despite these logical reasons for the Lions to roll down the field, they went nowhere in the first half.
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There is, however, no logical reason why a vaccine for protection against tuberculosis should contain species specific antigens.
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A more logical reason for his drowning is religious and political differences.
sequence
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The content of the programme should follow a logical sequence .
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The system illustrated here follows a logical sequence of development resulting in a short-term financial planning and cash budgeting system.
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A good letter writer will place in a logical sequence the matter about which he or she intends to write.
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When possible list items in order of importance or in terms of logical sequence .
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These are then linked together in a set logical sequence to teach the beginner continuity of movement.
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The documentation for Quattro Pro also features plenty of screenshots, and follows a logical sequence similar to that of SuperCalc.
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Maintain a logical sequence of events - a storyline.
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It should enable collections in the main building to be rearranged in a more logical sequence .
step
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While the logical steps in the argument are acceptable, there are a number of difficulties.
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Her next logical step would be to begin studying when the summer was over.
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Of course, such insistence on exploring the logical steps of design and analysis may seem a gospel of perfection.
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In Brown v. Board of Education, which dealt specifically with elementary education, the Court took the final logical step .
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A further logical step is to consider the provision of specially adapted housing.
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So the next logical step is to take a look at how to install, run and remove applications from Windows.
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Pericles' next logical step was to get a power-base.
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In this model the planning and teaching process is analysed into a sequence of logical steps .
structure
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Inevitably this raises a question about the logical structure of existential propositions in general.
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The mind-stuff of strong Al is the logical structure of an algorithm.
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The way in which the logical structure of a passage is perceived by different readers can differ enormously.
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In this chapter, we will examine the logical structure of these statements in more detail.
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We aimed to produce models with a clear logical structure , without depending on overly idealised assumptions.
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Let us begin by taking a closer look at the logical structure of referential symbols.
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It indicates the possibility, indeed the need, to generalise logical structures to take account of such peculiarities.
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It then goes on to describe a scheme for representing appearance through logical structure .
thing
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So I did the logical thing - for a gambler, that is.
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But it really is a logical thing to happen.
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Zeno ... It's the logical thing to do, now; it's what I ought to do.
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That was the first logical thing to consider when you looked at Kiki.
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The logical thing would have been to admit defeat.
thought
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It is often said that chess helps broaden the mind, promoting logical thought and forward planning.
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During these years, the child develops the ability to apply logical thought to concrete problems in the present. 4.
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He was thinking while he listened to the logical thought processes of Leon Gusev.
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Whereas concrete operational thought is logical thought, it is restricted to the concrete world.
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Piaget's work is important because it provided one of the first developmental accounts of the emergence of logical thought .
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The adolescent, in a sense, is possessed by his or her new-found powers of logical thought .
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But the trauma of even comparatively simple surgery can cause some people to experience short-term problems with memory and logical thought .
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The adolescent is emboldened with an egocentric belief in the omnipotence of logical thought .
way
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However, their memories do not work in a logical way like ours, but in an emotional fashion and by association.
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Or perhaps it is a logical way of testing the water.
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The best clue to the source of the error is that software tends to fail in logical ways .
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It is, in sum, that consciousness is not adequately conceived in the given causal and logical ways .
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The logical way is to try to sort them out.
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I say that because I think it's the logical way free rock climbing will progress.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a logical error
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a logical explanation
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As I wanted to travel to other countries, studying languages was the logical choice.
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If they did not leave until yesterday, then it is logical to assume that they will arrive some time tomorrow.
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If you took the anti-war arguments to their logical conclusion, you would destroy all weapons.
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It seemed logical to start by visiting the scene of the crime.
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Joe's very sharp and logical when it comes to money matters.
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Men often accuse women of not being logical .
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She's a clear and logical thinker.
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Taking the job seemed like the logical thing to do at the time.
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There is no logical reason for teaching boys and girls separately.
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This is the logical place to build a new airport.
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Your essay ought to take the form of a logical argument.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A logical net searches while learning, so its learning process is slower than that of Wisard.
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All she wanted was to feel, to bring this overwhelming sensation of physical pleasure to its logical conclusion.
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I listen to their input and make logical decisions.
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It's not what you would say was logical but it is very complex.
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It seems more logical to reposition the White knight with 24 d2.
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State regulation protective of fetal life after viability thus has both logical and biological justifications.
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The logical development would be for closer examination of early foetuses with a view to detecting minor deficiencies which many babies are born with.