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the result of a particular influence: start learning
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The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on/upon the environment. The answer lies in the effect of stress on two particular parts of the brain
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to do less well than you could or should: start learning
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like a lot of boys his age, he is underachieving. THAT the children of the poor underachieve in later life, and thus remain poor themselves, is one of the enduring problems of society.
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They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs. the children of the poor underachieve in later life, and thus remain poor themselves
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to continue to exist for a long time: start learning
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The political system established in 1400 endured until about 1650. THAT the children of the poor underachieve in later life, and thus remain poor themselves, is one of the enduring problems of society.
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extremely important or necessary: start learning
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Her work has been crucial to the project's success... The crucial breakthrough was made three years ago,
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a small piece or amount of something: start learning
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The glass smashed into little bits. Working memory is the ability to hold bits of information in the brain for current use
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something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen: start learning
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Passing a written test is a prerequisite for taking the advanced course. Entry into the working memory is also a prerequisite for something to be learnt permanently as part of declarative memory—
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I gave her very explicit directions how to get here. the stuff a person knows explicitly, like the dates of famous battles
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suggested but not communicated directly: start learning
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He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government. ... rather than what he knows implicitly, like how to ride a bicycle.
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any of the numbers from 0 to 9, especially when they form part of a longer number start learning
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the digits of a phone number
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formal the official written records of a meeting, society etc; Pol. sprawozdanie, protokół, obrady start learning
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As they report in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they have found that... I started legal proceedings to try to have him taken away from his parents permanently.
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someone or something who is as important, successful, etc. as someone or something else: start learning
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On a professional and personal level the two men were equals. All are white, and the numbers of men and women are about equal.
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the often gradual development of something, or the way something happens, or a way of doing something: start learning
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What would be an appropriate course (of action) in such a situation? the amount of stress an individual had suffered over the course of his life,
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a standard by which the level of something can be judged or measured; start learning
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consumer spending is often a good index of public confidence in the economy. the two researchers used an index known as allostatic load.
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to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something: start learning
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They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks the two researchers were able to estimate what proportion of each child’s life had been spent in poverty.
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a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc.: start learning
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There's a correlation between smoking and cancer. These two correlations do not by themselves prove that chronic stress damages the memory,
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arranged according to people's or things' level of importance, or relating to such a system: start learning
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The military has a hierarchical rank structure. He applied a statistical technique called hierarchical regression to the results
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reduction in size or importance: start learning
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Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels. the diminution of memory in the poorer members of their study was entirely explained by stress
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his claims are backed up by recent research. It is also backed up by work done on both people and laboratory animals,
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knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing: start learning
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Were you aware of the risks at the time? Even quite young children are socially sensitive beings and aware of such things.
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