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  • noun Plural form of repertoire.

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  • On my view, an activity like playing the violin or studying the novel is a fusion of what the philosopher Gilbert Ryle termed repertoires and abilities.

    Doing both at once 2010

  • On my view, an activity like playing the violin or studying the novel is a fusion of what the philosopher Gilbert Ryle termed repertoires and abilities.

    Archive 2010-01-01 2010

  • For these two sorts of learning, Ryle suggests the shorthand terms repertoires and abilities.

    Repertoires and abilities 2009

  • For these two sorts of learning, Ryle suggests the shorthand terms repertoires and abilities.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • Both insurgents and authorities have "repertoires" of tactics that are updated by prior experiences.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Daniel Little 2009

  • Both insurgents and authorities have "repertoires" of tactics that are updated by prior experiences.

    American urban unrest Daniel Little 2009

  • New times need "new forms of political action, new 'repertoires' that extend across borders and tap the chokepoints of new systems of production (and governance)" where they're most vulnerable to mass disruption.

    Frances Fox Piven's "Challenging Authority" 2008

  • We made sure that we asked about a variety of potential political activities, since past research has shown that different religious traditions have distinctive repertoires of political mobilization.3 The 2006 Faith Matters survey confirms that certain forms of political activity are more common in some religious traditions than others.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Since 2004, Ms. Sanders has been teaching performers trained in the traditional-theater canon to add rock music to their repertoires.

    School of Rock, Broadway Style Laura Hedli 2011

  • Hill and Hynde will do eight songs together - four from each of their repertoires - and they'll share in the singing, exchanging verses and choruses.

    Faith Hill, Pretenders share CMT's pre-Super Bowl gig Caitlin R. King 2011

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