similar background

collocation in English

meaningsofsimilarandbackground

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similar
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/us
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
looking or being almost, but not exactly, ...
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background
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/us
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in ...
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(Definition ofsimilarandbackgroundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsimilar background

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It is theoretically possible that the cases with psychiatric disorders were more likely to choose controls withsimilarbackground.
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I repeat the phrase "child ofsimilarbackground".
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Like most volumes with asimilarbackground, it is an assortment of research papers which are varied in their generality, focus and quality.
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Technology can widen clients' choice of therapists from asimilarbackground, or away from their home locality if embarrassment is feared.
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These norms have been internalised in many people during their childhood upbringing and are reinforced in adulthood by interaction with friends and family who share asimilarbackground.
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They married men of asimilarbackgroundto themselves in terms of class and educational experiences and of an occupational status similar to that of their own fathers.
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Toward this end, this paper describes an effort to compare and contrast a group of youths who appear resilient to youths ofsimilarbackgroundwho are not resilient.
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I certainly do not find acceptable the reference to the "child ofsimilarbackground".
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There is asimilarbackgroundto the amendment as there is to pledges.
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We share asimilarbackgroundas former leaders of local authorities.
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However, there are instances in which an inspector has asimilarbackgroundto that of an applicant.
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Both were autodidacts and thus had asimilarbackground.
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Optimal results are gained if a family history is available to enable comparison of test results with those of animals of asimilarbackground.
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The bringing up of homeless children is, in fact, a profession like teaching or medicine, and requires asimilarbackgroundof trained professional skill.
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It was not until high school that he met others with asimilarbackground.
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He mentioned the absence of family visits, the cultural shock and the inability to converse with people from asimilarbackground, and those illustrations were telling.
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It is the case of two companies ofsimilarbackgroundwhich both have an income from a foreign source constant for the first five years at £1 million per annum.
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Additionally, such groups often support new alumni, and provide a forum to form new friendships and business relationships with people ofsimilarbackground.
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In addition,similarbackgroundmakes it more likely that members share similar views on various issues, including group objectives, communication methods and the type of desired leadership.
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With the board members lacking expertise in the field and having somewhatsimilarbackground, norms, and values, the pressure to conform may have become more prominent.
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