Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A test of huntingdogs, with reference to their performance in the field, after a formula of points, or units of merit, prescribed by fixed rules and adjudicated upon by judges. Sportsman's Gazetteer. Also
field-show . Seebench-show .
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Examples
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"Some states are positively inclined, such as Andhra Pradesh," he said, adding that the government in the southern state is holding weekly meetings for field-trial clearances.
Longer Approval Process to Hit India GM Crop Trials Biman Mukherji 2011
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The data relates to risk assessments accompanying requests for trials and commercial releases of GMOs, including field-trial risk assessments and commodity import and animal-consumption risk assessments.
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Without ever gaining their confidence, Larsen had a way of turning them into finished field-trial dogs.
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Already, in the years since he entered, as a hobby, the field-trial game, he had bought, at the recommendation of handlers, some hundreds of bird dogs.
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He must be prepared for the thrilling life of the field-trial dog.
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It's the kind of thing you see now and then among field-trial men.
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Without ever gaining their confidence, Larsen had a way of turning them into finished field-trial dogs.
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[Illustration: "Examining the pile of plans, reports, and blue-prints."] "Dear, a field-trial is not what we are discussing."
The Firing Line 1899
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• Light travel may be required for field-trial management.
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• Light travel may be required for field-trial management.
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