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- noun Plural form of
comprehension .
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Examples
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The comprehensions were a stroll in the park, and I left my exam centre in plenty of time to go outside and soak up the good vibes before the Aural.
Irish Blogs 2009
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Apparently, B-Cup is having problems with his comprehensions skills again.
Think Progress » Maryland Foster Agency Won’t Allow Muslim Mother To Foster A Child 2010
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Another example is in their list comprehensions where you can say something like: squared_nums = [x**2 for Range (5)]
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Right after that in the same section of the book the author tells you how to cheat this by using list comprehensions and what not to get more complicated logic into the lambdas, presumably because it is often good to do so, but then says you should worry about obfuscating your code.
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By why not offer that syntax outside of list comprehensions?
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Likewise, you might attempt to understand what was said by applying a dose of irony and wit to your comprehensions.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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America opted to ignore the depths of addiction as a concept then, and in the interim, we largely came to dismiss not only her work but also that of her peers, who were all trained in the comprehensions and resolutions of both addiction and co-dependency.
On the Importance of 'Us,' and Our Embracement Waiting in the Wings 2009
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In other words, facile and too eager arrogations of "science," "reason," etc. to a variety of causes, from GW to stem cell research to virtually any and all policy issues that reflect some combination of technocratic, scientific, moral/ethical, political and other interests is rife with a diverse set of motivating factors, many of which run contrary to better scientific comprehensions.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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In other words, facile and too eager arrogations of "science," "reason," etc. to a variety of causes, from GW to stem cell research to virtually any and all policy issues that reflect some combination of technocratic, scientific, moral/ethical, political and other interests is rife with a diverse set of motivating factors, many of which run contrary to better scientific comprehensions.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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You have me intrigued now, or perhaps just dazzled by the irony and wit of your comprehensions, so I will ask again.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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