strong bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrongandbias
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strong
adjective
uk/strɒŋ/us/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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bias
noun
uk/ˈbaɪ.əs/us/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofstrongandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstrong bias
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However, one should consider that studies of coding receive astrongbiasfrom single unit recording strategies themselves.
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In the case of nontransparent nonwords, there was astrongbiasto assign masculine or neuter gender.
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The composition of the group had astrongbiastowards office holders and relatively well-educated people.
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We merely point out thatstrongbiasis neither necessary nor sufficient for low sample complexity.
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Although the number of clones was limited caused by specimen availability, the analysed codon utilization did not have astrongbias.
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They reported astrongbiasin preferred direction with most neurons preferring motion toward the direction of their movement fields.
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When faced with novel items with ambiguous endings, there is astrongbiastowards assigning masculine gender.
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Axons show astrongbiastowards the optic disk.
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We can see that there is astrongbiasto the south-east corner of the square.
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My own position falls somewhere in between, with astrongbiastowards the optimistic answer, which, being identical with the long answer, requires serious qualification.
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Where it lies on the scale from weak tostrongbiasis contentious, however, and machine learning experiments and theory can clarify that position.
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In general, people show astrongbiastoward the positive, especially in representation of self, evaluating themselves as basically good and as more responsible for positive than negative events.
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Children exhibited astrongbiasto use transitive constructions, as opposed to intransitive constructions, in response to the experimental questions.
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Thisstrongbiasis demonstrated in figure 6, which compares the use of definite nominal gerunds with for as purpose adjuncts to their use as reason adjuncts.
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I have astrongbiasin favour of using the tertiary college at that stage.
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Surely, membership alone of a trade union is not sufficient to indicate astrongbias.
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I commenced my own inquiries with a verystrongbiasin favour of complete legislative and economic devolution.
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I start with a verystrongbiasin favour of the public doing of justice.
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There was a time when fiscal policies showed astrongbiasin favour of the family unit.
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