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be in the frame (British & Australian)
to be likely to achieve something or to be chosen for a job or an activity. Anderson was in the frame for the job in sales, but decided not to take it. (often + for) Only Ferrari are in the frame to win the championship. (sometimes + to do something)

a frame of mind

the way someone feels at a particular time. A few hours later he was in a much more positive frame of mind. Whether or not you enjoy the film may depend on your frame of mind.
See also: mind

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While our frames of reference may differ, one unifying focus is teaching: how instructors teach future leaders; what leaders do to teach others; and the pedagogical grounding for both.
Indeed, given his analysis of the new rhetoric and Barth's failure, Kay thinks the challenge facing homiletics in light of the "impasse between two incommensurable frames of reference, namely, the theological and the rhetorical" is how "these two frames of reference might be appropriately related" (p.
4) Culturally responsive teaching can be described "as using the cultural knowledge, prior experience, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them.
 
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