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in terms of something

in relation to something. Cheryl was speaking in terms of improving students' grades by teaching them how to study. Getting laid off from his job affected him more emotionally than in terms of the loss of income.

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The above analysis of a thought, though I believe it to be mistaken, is very useful as affording a schema in terms of which other theories can be stated. The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context In terms of grateful acknowledgment for the kindness of his brother, though expressed most concisely, he then delivered on paper his perfect approbation of all that was done, and his willingness to fulfil the engagements that had been made for him. Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context And so Billy expounded the why of like in terms of realism, in the camp by the Umpqua River, while Possum expounded it, in similar terms of fang and appetite, on the rib of deer. The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context More results

References in classic literature

The above analysis of a thought, though I believe it to be mistaken, is very useful as affording a schema in terms of which other theories can be stated.

The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context

In terms of grateful acknowledgment for the kindness of his brother, though expressed most concisely, he then delivered on paper his perfect approbation of all that was done, and his willingness to fulfil the engagements that had been made for him.

Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context

And so Billy expounded the why of like in terms of realism, in the camp by the Umpqua River, while Possum expounded it, in similar terms of fang and appetite, on the rib of deer.

The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context

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