PRECONDITION


Meaning of PRECONDITION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

necessary

Digitalness is probably a necessary precondition for Darwinism itself to work.

The abolition of serfdom would therefore be a necessary precondition of free labour mobility.

In this sense, the unpredictability of all that happens in the church is a necessary precondition of freedom.

BOne of them is that sound economic management is a precursor, a necessary precondition for, poverty alleviation and growth.

Secondly, industrial expansion is not a necessary precondition for the appearance of large cities.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

One of the most obvious preconditions for economic growth is a stable government.

The president has demanded that the rebels turn in their weapons as a precondition to any talks.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Diplomatic sources stressed Netanyahu had offered a resumption of the negotiations that broke down a year ago without preconditions.

For example, the experimental style of psychology is very often treated as a precondition of effective theorising.

For too long, John Major and his government had used these preconditions to frustrate the peace process.

In this sense, the unpredictability of all that happens in the church is a necessary precondition of freedom.

Our study grows out of this body of theory about the characteristics and preconditions of the culture of democracy.

Secondly, industrial expansion is not a necessary precondition for the appearance of large cities.

The point I am making is that pedagogic research calls for the independent appraisal of ideas as a precondition to their application.

We want to negotiate without preconditions.

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