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outline a method (= describe a method in a few words )
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This leaflet outlines the methods that are available to you.
outline a plan (= describe it in a general way )
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They listened as he outlined his plan.
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■ ADJECTIVE
bare
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For the purposes of this appeal the barest outline is sufficient.
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The bare outlines and graphic shorthand of Botticelli s drawings leave more space for the imagination, and speak more directly.
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It is necessary in his judgment to relate the facts only in the barest outline .
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These brief examples are given, in bare outline , to indicate some possible procedures.
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That is the bare outline of the Pilmay and Scott story, a tale that could be told in much more detail.
basic
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The basic outline of the beaded sample was worked with a plain crochet chain sewn with slip stitch to the knitting.
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We thought these books were good because they told the basic story outline for novels.
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And even if we know the basic outline of a story we may not remember how it ends!
black
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The gallows with its black outline , like a half-completed cross, sank back behind the hedge and was lost to view.
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The striking visual appearance of that black and white outline has sparked off innumerable creative ideas.
brief
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You may feel, on consideration, that a brief outline would serve your purposes better.
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Such, in brief outline , was the Combined Fleet plan for the Midway operation.
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Only a brief outline of the main points which currently affect business executives can be given here.
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A brief outline will illustrate how the reforms benefit the average eater.
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Details of this are described at appropriate stages in this book, so here a brief outline will suffice.
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Only a brief outline of the structure will be presented.
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What follows is therefore only a brief outline , with a closer examination of certain areas.
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This guide is intended to provide a brief outline of resources and services.
broad
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That period now covers the year ahead and two succeeding years in broader outline .
clear
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To hide their clear outlines they need some kind of disruptive markings.
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The plate showed the clear outline of a skeleton!
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However, the syllabus does provide a clear outline of the department's philosophy and aims and objectives.
general
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The irreducibility thesis, in its general outline , might be summed up thus.
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Taylor can describe it only in general outline .
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Though the specifics will vary enormously, the general outline is quite clear.
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During that painful walk I managed to work out the general outline of these pages.
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Even the shape of a tree - with its numerous branches and twigs - resembles the general outline of our own lungs.
rough
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I have not been able to do more than suggest the rough outline of this approach.
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As the rough outlines of other cult members' lives began to take shape, I recognized them, too.
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We started the first rough outline of a scenario.
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So in the rest of this introductory chapter I will give a rough outline of all that we did, and why.
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So, if you can, plan ahead in rough outline .
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agreement
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Although no longer a barren exchange, they do not represent outline agreements to be followed at the national level.
map
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It opens with an outline map and the superimposition of the rather rigid zones used by the emergency planners.
plan
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The application also contained outline plans for housing.
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The student could produce an overview or outline plan containing a consideration of ideas showing the main components of the investigation.
planning
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He was after outline planning and thought he was going to get it.
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In 1989 outline planning for a similar development there by Bellway was refused by Middlesbrough Council's economic development and planning committee.
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The club have submitted an application for outline planning permission to Glasgow District Council following extensive feasibility studies.
proposal
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Your reference materials should be sorted out and grouped together around each subheading within the proposal outline .
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The subheading topics suggested in the research proposal outline do not represent the final work in proposal writing.
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One good example of this flow is implicit in the Introduction section of the research proposal outline .
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In the case of an overflow of note material, extra pages may easily be attached to the proposal outline .
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Begin with a review of your proposal as prepared, using the proposal outline and the accompanying guidelines.
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begin
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I had already begun an outline for another book and for that I needed some local colour in an Eastern bloc country.
create
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This forms as the fibrils fan out and begin to create the spherical outline .
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Hanging indentations are commonly used to create numbered paragraphs and outlines .
draw
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To design a room you first select a scale and draw the outline of the walls from the top view.
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In other words, you can draw outline then colour and draw over it as you like.
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The bars should be solid, not just drawn in outline .
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To start with I used them straight with no water and sharpened the leads to a fine point to draw the outline .
follow
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Then he felt along to a door frame and followed its outline until he found a light-switch.
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No pattern instructions are involved as the shaping is worked by following the outline row by row.
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Braids following the outline of curtains give a formal, traditional appearance.
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For example, it lends itself to a curve following the outline of the frame, a garland or a solid design.
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A valance following the outline of the windows can offer another pleasing effect.
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On the blank east wall the Eastons have opened up windows, following the outlines of earlier mullions.
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As a result, my Paraphrase is a ten-minute composition for eight wind players which follows the outline of the opera plot.
give
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Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes.
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They it is that give civilizations their essential outline and characteristic quality.
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To start with, imagine you are given just the physical outline of adults of several species.
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The editorial gives us a simple outline about how we read images that could be found in any photography textbook.
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These brief examples are given , in bare outline , to indicate some possible procedures.
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The trombones, etc. give the outline only here.
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Your plan gives an outline shape to the essay in paragraphs or chunks of connected information and ideas. 6.
produce
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The student could produce an overview or outline plan containing a consideration of ideas showing the main components of the investigation.
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The packaging may not produce an outline visible on a radiograph, and shadows due to constipation may obscure their silhouette.
provide
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This provides an outline of the purpose of each module and what is expected from students.
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On this page, we provide an outline of each of the new awards.
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Both treatments will provide no more than outlines and in no way can be regarded as exhaustive.
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Pre-determined astrological influences may have provided the outline .
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However, the syllabus does provide a clear outline of the department's philosophy and aims and objectives.
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This guide is intended to provide a brief outline of resources and services.
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This briefing paper aims to provide an outline of the major issues involved in the trade and environment debate.
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The author provides an outline; the young reader uses the outline on which to graft his own refinements.
see
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I could see by its outline that it was at least notionally human.
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Cruising underwater, you see pale outlines of the irregular sea bottom.
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I could see the outline of the soldier in front of me, at least that is an improvement on yesterday evening's march.
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Once, briefly, I saw her outline again, safely on a parallel course.
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The radial shields are usually covered although in some specimens it is possible to see the outline of distal end.
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Squinting into the sunset, one could see the outline of the Statue of Liberty.
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I woke to see the dim outlines of a mountain towards the southeast.
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Beyond, I could see the outline of a vast quarry, clearly from whence the car had come.
sketch
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I have tried to sketch in outline why I think this to be wrong.
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Before you begin, look at the way Katherine Mansfield sketched the outlines for her last stories.
trace
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Slowly and sensually he traced the outline of her lips with the tip of his tongue.
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His hand moved round and round, tracing the outline of a blue ring.
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Who will trace in sleep the outline of my hips?
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I eased the steel strip out, drawing it downward to trace the outline of what seemed to be a bolt.
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The artist then laboriously traces the outline of the image placing anchor points and stretching the curves or lines between them.
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It's said that he first traced the outline for his ladylike creation around a tall woman friend.
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If it is thin enough you will be able to trace the outlines of a plot originally drawn on graph paper.
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Instead his mouth pressed against the soft cotton, tracing the outline of her body and making her shudder.
write
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When she was told this was one of the better scripts, Lynda promptly wrote four outlines for plots herself.
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For a self-evaluation, write a detailed outline with three sections: your current responsibilities, your strengths, your weaknesses.
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The last thing I wanted was to have to write the outline again.
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To approach one, write , giving an outline of the novel, asking if they would be interested in reading it.
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A chalk outline of the victim's body was still visible on the sidewalk.
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an outline agreement
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In a short statement, Akers gave an outline of his plans for the company.
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In this paper I will give a broad outline of the research we have been doing.
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On the envelopes had been stamped the outlines of Santa Claus, holly, and a reindeer.
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The outline of a footprint was visible in the snow.
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The book begins with an outline of the events that led to the First World War.
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This chapter shows, in outline , the way money circulates through the economy.
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Write a short outline covering the main points before you start on your essay.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Begin with a review of your proposal as prepared, using the proposal outline and the accompanying guidelines.
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In outline the tax is simple.
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In the case of an overflow of note material, extra pages may easily be attached to the proposal outline .
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The note patternings are really very simple in rhythmic outline , very closely resembling those of early choral music.
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The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document.
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The solid outline encloses the subset of the array that we were able to characterize fully.
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This section will focus on solicitors' charges but will only consider them in outline .
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
above
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The objectives for instruction in online information retrieval have been outlined above .
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Acyclovir's anti-viral activity is based on just the kind of selective enzyme interactions outlined above .
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Each of the theoretical approaches outlined above is vulnerable to specific criticisms.
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The key feature of the exercise I have outlined above is the need for centralized planning.
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In the first place, there is the differential distribution of occupational schemes between men and women outlined above .
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An attempt at prediction, like that outlined above , would now have little chance of success.
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Despite the moves outlined above , the need for regulation in the electricity industry remains of crucial importance.
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Measures to reduce unemployment are of the utmost importance and have been outlined above .
already
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The argument for solar constancy is essentially the one I have already outlined .
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The aim of the exercise is to win support for the constitutional settlement that Britain and Ireland have already outlined .
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Healey had already outlined some ideas in a lecture at the University of California in February 1961.
below
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However, vases are the primary motifs in the two designs outlined below .
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The differences between and the characteristics of each type of search is outlined below .
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For the reasons outlined below , we have had to raise our Contents premiums in certain areas of the country.
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But it doesn't always work out easily, as shown in the situation outlined below .
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Under the headings of efficiency and accountability a number of initiatives were introduced which are briefly outlined below .
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The possibilities where this may occur are outlined below .
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Some of the many measures dealt with are outlined below .
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The major elements in each are outlined below .
briefly
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To tease out their effects, I will begin by briefly outlining the procedural and organisational framework intended to promote interagency co-operation.
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Under the headings of efficiency and accountability a number of initiatives were introduced which are briefly outlined below.
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It briefly outlines activities such as helplines, respite care services and consultation on community care proposals.
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Introduction InPart One I have briefly outlined the origins and fate of the classical perspective in criminology.
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These are briefly outlined in the protocol under each drug mentioned.
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This is where the counsellor can briefly outline the agendas, leaving the counsellee in little doubt as to his or her intentions.
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In the foregoing pages the history of five medieval South Slav states has been briefly outlined .
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The fifth paragraph briefly outlines the Development Zone Scheme.
earlier
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Academics have no excuse not to provide students with the academic freedoms outlined earlier .
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Many such children have some of the physical sensitivities we described for Hannah and outlined earlier in this chapter.
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This use of probability information is susceptible to the problems of using statistical information outlined earlier and described by Sayre.
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I outlined earlier how several of the themes developed in early slave days continue throughout the course of black involvement in sport.
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Mantle compositions that could yield both mare basalts and highland rocks are consistent with the constraints on the interior outlined earlier .
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In essence this is the same issue as that outlined earlier concerning the creativity of the school.
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Wherever possible non-destructive approaches outlined earlier should be used to meet research objectives in preference to excavation.
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These policies have the hallmarks of the subsistence approach to poverty outlined earlier in section 2 of this Chapter.
here
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Some of the proposals in each of these areas are outlined here .
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For many people the approach outlined here goes much better when they are helped by a psychotherapist with the same Orientation.
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A day in the life of a researcher can contain any of the tasks outlined here or several of them.
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Several realignment plans will be discussed, including three that are outlined here .
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There are also important taxation implications which are worth outlining here .
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The ideas outlined here may seem a bit odd, cranky even, and certainly inconvenient and impractical.
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The exercises outlined here should be regarded as steps in your learning process.
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It is not possible even to outline here the workings of the language.
how
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Hobbes outlines how the methodical procedures of resolution and composition will result in such a science.
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One valuable portion outlines how to add people to the composition to help tell a story.
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It outlines how some 950 old and dangerous landfills are to be cleaned up.
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Rosemary Verey, creator of Barnsley House in the Cotswolds outlined how to turn his looming hemlocks into topiary.
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approach
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This paper outlines a strategic approach for developing primary and community health services in London.
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I shall then briefly outline a structural approach to the problem of the distinction between numerical and qualitative identity.
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If the hon. Gentleman really believes that he has outlined a proper approach , I ask him to reconsider his position.
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We outline a possible approach to the problem in the next section and in Chapter 3.
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He represented a new mood of therapeutic optimism and outlined a scientific approach capable of giving reality to his ambitious aspirations.
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This book introduces quality methods and outlines an approach to quality developed for healthcare services.
area
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He goes on to outline the areas of concern and reasons why they had not been dealt with.
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Petrey outlines the main areas of disagreement and suggests an explanation for the differences between the two schools.
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She outlined the four areas of the investigation they were considering.
case
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Jane Griffin outlines the case for the prosecution and the defence Is cholesterol good or bad for runners?
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He sits down and writes a detailed letter to Brown, outlining the case and asking for his advice.
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At the meeting at Teesside Polytechnic he outlined his case against the pylons on health grounds.
change
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In response the World Bank in September outlined changes which it said took account of the report's criticisms.
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Last November, he publicly outlined a list of changes he said would make the amendment less objectionable.
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Meciar held a press conference on June 28 to outline changes in government structure similar to those approved by the federal Cabinet.
chapter
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While this first chapter has outlined what that criticism is, the next gives sketches of half a dozen critical types.
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This chapter outlines practical techniques that will help you to build and maintain quality relationships effectively.
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In this chapter I have outlined some helpful techniques to help build relationships.
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The chapter outlines each method and discusses how each is useful for drawing inferences.
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This is an excellent introductory chapter which outlines the use of quality assurance methods.
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The preceding chapters have outlined many of the likely areas of difficulty.
detail
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A fourth example, the Copernican Revolution, will be outlined in more detail in the following section.
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I outline some of their details and characteristics below.
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Before demonstrating this variety, it is necessary to outline some minor technical details of relevance.
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They leaned closer, attentive, as he outlined the details of his scheme.
development
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We conclude by outlining likely future developments in residential child care.
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It outlines zoning and development requirements for the area.
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Polar soils and their main characteristics are summarized in Table 3.1, and Figure 3.2 outlines stages in their development .
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The fifth paragraph briefly outlines the Development Zone Scheme.
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Elaine Thompson describes how they work, what they cost and outlines some of the developments for the future.
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Fascinating museum outlining the development of the city as we know it today.
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The Dictionary is organised in sectors, each set of biographies introduced by an essay outlining the development of the industry.
document
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The document then outlined what the Secretaries of State for Education thought should be the curriculum in primary and secondary schools.
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But the company was unable to confirm the figure while taxation specialists study details of an Inland Revenue document outlining the proposals.
idea
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He worked on it consistently - drafts exist outlining the ideas of the play, as well as the mechanics of its production.
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In college I had a professor who made us outline every idea before we wrote.
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Healey had already outlined some ideas in a lecture at the University of California in February 1961.
letter
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Then send us a letter and a diagram outlining your dream tank and enclosing a shopping list, along with the form below.
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The letter also outlines concerns regarding Barry's student admissions, writing and grading policies.
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He sits down and writes a detailed letter to Brown, outlining the case and asking for his advice.
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In those letters , he outlined his activities and threatened more serious attacks on Barclays customers.
method
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The chapter outlines each method and discusses how each is useful for drawing inferences.
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The difficult problems associated with adjacent or confluent eigenvalues are outlined and methods of solution developed and discussed.
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In this section, we outline the main methods and findings in the United States.
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They outline test methods which may be used to ascertain whether equipment meets those limits.
number
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The white paper outlined a number of policy innovations.
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The reform plan outlined a number of other measures to prevent losses from going undetected in the future.
paper
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This paper outlines the issue and indicates how it may be addressed.
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The 8 {-by 14-inch paper outlines an argument that the Arizona Constitution already guarantees the right to carry concealed weapons.
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The white paper outlined a number of policy innovations.
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This Briefing Paper outlines the implications.
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This paper outlines a strategic approach for developing primary and community health services in London.
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Later in this paper I intend to outline the curriculum and teaching strategies I hope will be retained within the national curriculum.
plan
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However, if you keep trying with the plan we outline , you will certainly succeed.
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The reform plan outlined a number of other measures to prevent losses from going undetected in the future.
policy
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It will be only if it persists in the policies outlined in your editorial.
position
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Miss McLean also outlined the position of the women's union on equal pay.
principle
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It outlined a set of principles and indicated how they would work in particular instances.
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First, the Court outlined the legal principles to be applied.
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In section 6.5.1 the principle of conservation of angular momentum was outlined .
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He should be content instead with outlining the motive principle and not try to predicate any content to it.
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Nevertheless, we will attempt here to outline the main principles as simply as possible, without discussing complex issues.
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A detailed reference text outlining the principles and procedure in relation to assessment is now available in full and in summary form.
problem
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While not representing insurmountable obstacles to comparison, it is important to address these problems and outline the strategies for overcoming them.
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He has no credible ideas or answers to the economic problems he outlines at such length.
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These problems were outlined not to paralyse comparative researchers, but to highlight possible sources of bias in drawing valid inferences.
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It is simpler to think about the problems outlined below in the context of controlled language indexing.
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Third, are the various studies cognisant of the problems of comparison outlined in the first part of the book?
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How does this theoretical approach fare in relation to the problems which were outlined in the opening section?
procedure
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This leaflet is designed to outline the procedures through which you, the customer, can register your views or seek redress.
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Does it adequately outline assessment procedures which will identify the needs of the deaf child?
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A staff meeting is held to clarify what the plan is for and to outline the procedures to be adopted.
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Hobbes outlines how the methodical procedures of resolution and composition will result in such a science.
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A detailed reference text outlining the principles and procedure in relation to assessment is now available in full and in summary form.
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The rules of the organisation which owned the journal outlined a procedure to be followed that used a guest editor.
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In addition, we have a code of practice that outlines our procedures and your rights on disconnection.
programme
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He outlined a programme of legislation dealing with publications, labour, youth care and the establishment of teachers' associations.
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Mr Yavlinsky did so, and for good measure outlined a programme for radical reform supported by western aid.
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Art &038; Tech has outlined an extremely ambitious programme that calls for three different mid-engined sports car to be produced.
proposal
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Aides said Dole would outline his proposal in more detail while campaigning in the Midwest this week.
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But the company was unable to confirm the figure while taxation specialists study details of an Inland Revenue document outlining the proposals .
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This, too, should be outlined in the proposal .
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But Mrs Rumbold eventually outlined a more modest proposal .
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The report outlines major proposals without taking sides or even saying if any would be an improvement over the current system.
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On 26 January he must give his State of the Union address in which he will outline his major tax proposals .
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Clinton will outline his education proposals in greater detail Feb. 6 when he submits his fiscal 1998 budget to Congress.
reason
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The poem then outlines the reasons for doing this, describing how the dead soldier always used to wake with the sun.
report
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The report will outline what the microcomputer is to be used for and which microcomputer hardware and software will be needed.
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The report also outlined the role agricultural cooperatives, the largest creditors to the mortgage companies, played in the fiasco.
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In the 1991 Employee Report , we outlined our plans to penetrate the Middle East market.
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The report outlines major proposals without taking sides or even saying if any would be an improvement over the current system.
role
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It also outlines the role and functions of the Social Work Services Inspectorate.
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The report also outlined the role agricultural cooperatives, the largest creditors to the mortgage companies, played in the fiasco.
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During the campaign Clinton outlined a role for government in areas from tobacco regulation to mandatory family-leave policies.
scheme
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The fifth paragraph briefly outlines the Development Zone Scheme .
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David Tinnion and Phil Weaver have produced a video called Breakthrough 2000 outlining their scheme .
section
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A fourth section outlines conclusions and recommendations.
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A final section outlines three policy and practice themes arising from recent research which could point the way ahead.
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In this section we outline some ways in which educational inequalities and the pursuit of educational equalities have been studied.
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In this section , we outline the main methods and findings in the United States.
strategy
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While not representing insurmountable obstacles to comparison, it is important to address these problems and outline the strategies for overcoming them.
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President Bush outlined his national energy strategy .
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A series of articles outlining this strategy of revolutionary quality rather than quantity was published in Nationalism Today throughout 1987.
theory
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An attempt to reunite both channels of thought has been made by Adam and Gibbs who have outlined a molecular kinetic theory .
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In what follows, I shall briefly outline the monist theory of relations.
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I outline this theory very briefly here.
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In this chapter, we have outlined the main theories which seek to explain the aggregate levels of consumption and investment.
view
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The board outlined its views in a letter to the Secretary of State for Education and Science.
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I outlined my views on both those subjects on 15 June 1990 in a 40-minute speech.
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Earlier in the chapter we outlined the various views on the relationship of gospel to culture.
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Businessmen outlined their views on future government policies when two General Election candidates visited the Belasis business centre, Billingham.
vision
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In typically robust style Sir John outlined his vision of the future.
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The documents and articles look towards more democratic forms of communication and outline a new vision for the 21st century.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Each member of staff received a letter outlining their responsibilities and duties.
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He declined to provide a copy of the report but agreed to outline its contents.
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The President outlined his peace plan for the Middle East.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A possible way of minimising this difficulty is outlined in the following section on more general formative assessment.
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Childhood insomnia is responsive to many of the suggestions outlined in this book.
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Plans outline where you want to go.
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Rosemary Verey, creator of Barnsley House in the Cotswolds outlined how to turn his looming hemlocks into topiary.
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The picture can then be outlined using seeds - peppers, coriander, melon, etc.
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This essay outlines the uses of comparative history as well as Mill's methods of agreement and difference.
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We conclude by outlining likely future developments in residential child care.