current thought
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcurrentandthought
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current
noun[C]
uk/ˈkʌr.ənt/us/ˈkɝː.ənt/
a movement of water, air, or electricity in a ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk/θɔːt/us/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofcurrentandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Overall the book presents a comprehensive account of the state of knowledge in this particular field in 1960 and the direction thatcurrentthoughtwas then taking.
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Even though there is much dialogue between sections, each is a stand-alone aspect of brain development and cognition, providingcurrentthoughton the state of research in each topic.
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Currentthoughtin relation to arbitration cases is that there should be three arbitrators if all the parties are to be satisfied.
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It is natural that this electricity authority should pay attention to the feelings ofcurrentthought running through the industry, as reflected by its leading journals.
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Mankiw provides a summary of eight lessons that represent thecurrentthoughtin optimal taxation literature.
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However, it is saturated with mycurrentthoughtabout living space and my own existence today.
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Thecurrentthoughtis that if interest rates increase across the board, then investment decreases, causing a fall in national income.
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His publications on idiopathic generalized epilepsies and absence seizures have shaped thecurrentthoughtof their diagnosis and management.
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Currentthoughtis that feathers did not evolve from scales, as feathers are made of different proteins.
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His grasp ofcurrentthoughtdeveloped in him an open-mindedness and a sympathy with real progress.
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The book considers the history of agriculture, types of biological control, current thoughts, practices and approaches to control, and opportunities and challenges for the future.
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Conference in this sense is used to indicate an academic or professional gathering of practitioners in a given field to present and discusscurrentthought, research, and practice.
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Currentthoughtis that in the presence of inflammatory cytokines activated microglia can not phagocytose amyloid-beta, which may contribute to plaque accumulation as opposed to clearance.
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Without external events to tie previous thoughts to, the only way to answer this question may be a search for random associations between current thoughts and previous ones.
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What are his current thoughts on the important difference between value added and volume?
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The department's current thoughts are that any scheme of payments would be based on proof of civilian earnings up to agreed limits.
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It involves the unconscious influence of memory that causes current thoughts to be wrongfully attributed as novel.
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The contains articles reflecting current thoughts and practices from the archivists perspectives.
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His account, which includes vivid pen-and-ink illustrations, alternates between his moment-to-moment experiences of drug withdrawal and his current thoughts about people and events in his world.
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