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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
generalise .
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Whether a media outlet is basically oriented to the left or to the right, it still 'generalises' its public in this way, by working with the model of a totality of consumers with common concerns.
The Media: Public Interest and Common Good: lecture delivered at Lambeth Palace 2005
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He argued that Singularity is inevitably implied by a long-term pattern of accelerating change that generalises Moore's law to technologies predating the integrated circuit, and includes material technology (especially as applied to nanotech), medical technology and other disciplines.
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He generalises about journalists – he has problems with a few of us so he thinks we're all bad.
World Cup 2010: Slim win raises worries about Brazil's lack of bite Sean Ingle in Johannesburg 2010
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Oh wow, I know what kind of person you are Jeff, the kind that generalises and makes sweeping statements about people, especially ones you have no idea about.
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Orwell often generalises confidently about Chesterton's lack of prophetic prowess and, in a 1944 Tribune column, there is perhaps a near paraphrase of Chesterton's famous preface to the novel.
Archive 2009-02-01 Jack of Kent 2009
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European fantasy (if one generalises might as well make it a large one) works best using the historical blindspots, its a vertical fantasy compressed into the weight of history.
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Orwell often generalises confidently about Chesterton's lack of prophetic prowess and, in a 1944 Tribune column, there is perhaps a near paraphrase of Chesterton's famous preface to the novel.
Archive 2009-04-01 Jack of Kent 2009
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In psychology, you'ld usually talk about "ecological validity" -- whether the study generalises to other settings or places.
Social Network Adoption Effects Map From Real to Virtual 2009
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Orwell often generalises confidently about Chesterton's lack of prophetic prowess and, in a 1944 Tribune column, there is perhaps a near paraphrase of Chesterton's famous preface to the novel.
Why did George Orwell call his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four"? Jack of Kent 2009
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Orwell often generalises confidently about Chesterton's lack of prophetic prowess and, in a 1944 Tribune column, there is perhaps a near paraphrase of Chesterton's famous preface to the novel.
Why did George Orwell call his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four"? Jack of Kent 2009
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