adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
approach
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The year includes the presentation of a methodical approach to programming and contact with different programming environments.
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A methodical approach to this problem is necessary.
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By adopting this methodical approach you should avoid the pitfalls and successfully answer any questions set on this subject.
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I shall offer here a methodical approach to answering such questions.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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methodical research
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a cautious, methodical killer
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Barnes is a conscientious and methodical journalist who would have checked all of the facts before writing the story.
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Poirot, always deliberate and methodical , made a list of all the possible suspects.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A methodical fellow, Zubkoff discovered that his problem arose only when he processed his film during the day.
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After more than two decades on the national scene, the methodical Gore is a seasoned politician.
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At the other end of the scale there are ambitious research projects undertaken for methodical demonstration purposes.
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He approached detective fiction as a craft that could be learned through careful, methodical study.
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He was methodical , almost impersonal.
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So, too, is his stress on the importance of finding, and following, a methodical route to knowledge.
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The handwriting throughout appears neat and small and regular, as one might expect from a man of methodical mind.
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These activities are most likely to appeal to the more methodical student wishing to follow a clear procedure.