I. adjective
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procedure
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Feedback of information has been shown to change operative procedures in some non-randomised studies but not all.
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The majority of patients in a surgical ward will undergo some sort of operative procedure during their stay in hospital.
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Brief details of the operative procedures they undergo are provided.
word
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Fast, by the way, is the operative word .
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The word liberty is the operative word.
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I was madly - and that's the operative word - head over heels in lust.
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Edgy is the operative word here.
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There are now programs on the market that can almost read as well as humans - almost being the operative word , of course.
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The operative word is amateur, and I do not mean it pejoratively.
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Old trading restrictions are no longer operative .
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Edgy is the operative word here.
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Her message was that the data favour operative intervention.
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I was madly - and that's the operative word - head over heels in lust.
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On those terms, which in fact became operative , the father agreed to pay £1 a week.
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The operative word is amateur, and I do not mean it pejoratively.
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The three major operative factors are as follows: 1.
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The word liberty is the operative word.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
political
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Sometimes professional political operatives come in for a chat, Warlick said.
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Not surprisingly, most White House and Clinton political operatives are very cocky about the 1996 election.
undercover
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An on-site undercover operative can offer an employer protection without the presence of an armed guard.
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Some companies routinely bring in undercover operatives every six to 12 months, Kimmons said.
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cia
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Students leafleted public gatherings, covered walls with anti-government graffiti and distributed phony news articles written by CIA operatives .
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On scouting assignments, he developed a reputation for slinking around games, hiding out as if he were a CIA operative .
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Other books about Aldrich Ames, the turncoat CIA operative who sold secrets to the Soviets, already have been published.
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Frank was now a top CIA operative .
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Covered by the confusion and noise of maneuvers, CIA operatives would stash weapons and equipment.
intelligence
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Seven received lesser jail terms and three defendants, all intelligence operatives , were acquitted.
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That almost surely means he was a Soviet intelligence operative , at least part-time.
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He joined Rakovsky's select team of young Intelligence operatives .
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a CIA operative
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factory workers and similar operatives
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Management may need to provide encouragement and at worst assistance to operatives in the completion of time sheets.
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Payment on this basis is related to hours of attendance and does not encourage operatives to increase their productivity.
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Some companies routinely bring in undercover operatives every six to 12 months, Kimmons said.
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Sometimes professional political operatives come in for a chat, Warlick said.
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The former system involved the operative having to attach more than 20 bands at a time to hold a mould in position.
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Then the operatives are more likely to make mistakes when set-ups are constantly changing, and that leads to increased wastage.
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They want to use a customised version to help their overseas operatives communicate home and browse without blowing their cover.