unanticipated event

collocation in English

meaningsofunanticipatedandevent

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unanticipated
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪ.tɪd/
us
/ˌʌn.ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪ.t̬ɪd/
not having been expected ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/
us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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In any case, the authority calling for the board of inquiry must be of an authority superior to the authority related to theunanticipatedevent.
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This is used to influence perception, make predictions about the world, handle unanticipated events, determine the context-dependent meaning of concepts, focus attention and select actions.
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This is especially true for activities such as predicting context changes, explaining unanticipated events and helping to handle them, and focusing attention.
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Inevitably such sessions are somewhat uncontrolled and can involve unanticipated events.
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One key to their success is flexibility, demonstrated in the ability of the seven model programs to respond to unanticipated events.
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Intent and chance alike share in its creation; it imposes its pattern of conduct upon the activities of men and its compulsion upon the course of unanticipated events.
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Minor complication was defined as all unanticipated events that were transient and which resolved with specific therapy, leaving no permanent damage to an organ or a system.
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Any system faces particular 'black-spots' which over time lead, by intentional activity and exploitation and through unanticipated events, to an increasing perception of dysfunctionality and failure.
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Turner (1993, 1997, 1998) has developed a system - an adaptive reasoner - to make context explicit for autonomous underwater vehicles to tackle unanticipated events in complex environments.
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The plan can always be revised in the course of a year to respond to unanticipated events affecting the labour market.
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Some health care organizations may have a policy regarding the disclosure of unanticipated events.
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These hospital security officers were often poorly trained, ineffectively led, and unprepared to respond to these turbulent and unanticipated events.
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The aim would be to have as few emergencies and unanticipated events as possible.
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Unanticipated events by definition can not be specified in advance and thus can not be prevented through training, procedures, or automation.
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By supporting skill- and rule-based behaviours in familiar tasks, more cognitive resources may be devoted to knowledge-based behaviours, which are important for managing unanticipated events.
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