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Meanings of more selective in English

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Usage of more selective in English
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Recent deals, however, suggest investors are becoming more selective about loss-making companies.
Reuters
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However, I can now be more selective about what I work on.
The Guardian
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We continue to recruit but are more selective than in the past.
Reuters
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And I am, I'm much more selective I suppose in that regard.
The new yorker
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Future studies should be more selective in pursuing people displaying specific EGFR targets.
Pubmed
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A more selective approach to RT may be appropriate given the associated toxicity.
Pubmed
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Are players simply being more selective in their use of it?
Reuters
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In reality it would be much more selective than Clarence made it sound.
Seveneves
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But that study was more selective in the patients it treated.
Reuters
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Vai on the other hand has had a rather more selective publicity push.
Radio NZ
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It's perhaps a wiser strategy to be a little more selective!
The South African
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But the arrival of Levi has made McConaughey more selective about his roles.
Reuters
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With a big crowd expected tomorrow, the appeal of this is more selective.
The Irish Times
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These agents present a more selective way of treating pancreatic cancer.
Pubmed
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Future studies using more selective agonists may result in more robust improvements in performance.
Pubmed
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In particular, low interest rates and more selective development activities have helped credit metrics.
Reuters
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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