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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The lights go on at a predetermined time.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the beginning of each year a timetable is prepared and each year group follows a clearly defined, predetermined curriculum.
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Scenario construction begins with the identification of predetermined elements.
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The management control process should endeavour to measure whether predetermined goals are being achieved.
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The nest is agitated by the shaker for a predetermined time interval, usually 15-20 minutes.
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Throughout 1838, Darwin had been allowing for Lyellian competitive defeats to extinguish some species before their predetermined ageing overcame them.
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We turned on a pre-arranged course and climbed at a predetermined rate of feed per minute at a certain airspeed.
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Wrinkling was assessed using photographs of the subjects' temples, and a severity score based on predetermined criteria was assigned.