two-way flow
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftwo-wayandflow
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two-way
adjective
uk/ˈtuː.weɪ/us/ˈtuː.weɪ/
moving or allowing movement in ...
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flow
noun
uk/fləʊ/us/floʊ/
the movement of something in ...
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(Definition oftwo-wayandflowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There has been considerabletwo-wayflowof information between conservation genetics and quantitative genetics.
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Their stories also revealed thetwo-wayflowof family care and support across the generations.
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At each stage, the prototype is used to facilitate atwo-wayflowof information firstly between members of the development team secondly between development team and end-user.
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Next, the distribution of the dependent variables (thetwo-wayflowof support between older parents and adult children in six areas) for each country was established.
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The international wheat nurseries, while developed and assembled at the hub, depend upon, and are an integral part of, thistwo-wayflowof germplasm and information.
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We want twinning arrangements even between chambers of commerce, and like institutions, so that we can get thistwo-wayflowof ideas.
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It is important that we have that to-and-fro strength of argument; thattwo-wayflowof ideas.
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The results can be useful, especially in atwo-wayflowof information.
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Any plans by an international company for the rationalisation of production across national frontiers will normally involve atwo-wayflow.
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How is it possible to take a balanced view of thetwo-wayflowof trained personnel if the statistics are in this way misleading?
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It fully supports the development of local consultation arrangements to ensure atwo-wayflowof information and support between the police and the community.
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The latest information available, for 1987, shows an average hourlytwo-wayflowimmediately north of junction 12 of 4,040 vehicles.
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Only in the field of trade unions can we do away with thetwo-wayflowwhich is accepted everywhere else.
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Wider and deeper trade and investment opportunities provide atwo-wayflowof benefits.
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They also help the police and the community through atwo-wayflowof information.
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There is atwo-wayflowof quota, which provides a very necessary flexibility in the administration of the quota scheme.
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How can we enliven parish councils and make sure there is atwo-wayflowof information between statutory authorities of various kinds and remote residents?
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It is intended that there should be atwo-wayflowof electricity.
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There is urgent need for a continuoustwo-wayflowof information between central and local government, particularly to improve forward planning.
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Within such an agreement, we could determine the assembly and departure points at each end of thetwo-wayflowsystem.
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