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Meanings of very selective in English

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Usage of very selective in English
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SURE is very selective about its membership, which so far is 125.
The new yorker
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Buyers expect Focus and Searchlight to be very selective about any purchases.
Reuters
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True art imitates nature only in a very selective and limited way.
The Crest-Wave of Evolution / A Course of Lectures in History, G...
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I suggest that we are very selective in our attitudes to law-breaking.
The Irish Times
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Richard belongs to that category of genius with very selective observational skills.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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LpxAs are very selective for the lengths of their acyl donor substrates.
Pubmed
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A possible mechanism for the very selective double C-H activation-alkyne coupling is discussed.
Pubmed
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We'll start with a very brief and very selective tournament history.
The Guardian
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But Mr Slater argues that the correspondence published is very selective.
Radio NZ
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Hence, you should be very selective about the items in your helmet kit.
Climbing Magazine
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He said Mr Key was very selective about the security information he made public.
Radio NZ
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I'm just very selective, that's all, I said-probablymore to convince myself than him.
Calamity jayne
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He is certainly very selective in the letters from your readers that he reads.
The Irish Times
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A very selective thief looking for particular items of value?
Monday Mourning
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It'd be very selective, with just himself as the target.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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But many argued that the statues commemorate very selective memories.
NY Magazine
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