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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
downselect .
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Examples
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Compared with the _real_ madness at NASA -- seeing which proposals get downselected, which of those make it to Phase A, and which of _those_ make it to the launch pad -- a popularity contest for "Miss NASA Mission" is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
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As part of the process, JSS downselected to two companies the latter two and provided funding to them.
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- Fujitsu was downselected from the initial 16 bidders to preferred supplier in January 2010
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- Fujitsu was downselected from the initial 16 bidders to preferred supplier in January 2010
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- Fujitsu was downselected from the initial 16 bidders to preferred supplier in January 2010
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The former has downselected to Gripen, Rafale and Typhoon; the latter to Gripen, Rafale and the F / A-18 Super Hornet.
In From the Cold 2009
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The concept is one of a slew of possibles that haven't been downselected to a winner yet.
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The concept is one of a slew of possibles that haven't been downselected to a winner yet.
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The concept is one of a slew of possibles that haven't been downselected to a winner yet.
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