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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
precondition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having already been put into a suitable condition
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Examples
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Calves sold as "preconditioned" in Arkansas received a $4.15 per cwt premium.
CattleNetwork 2008
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I cringe at that...you can't inject new blood and thinking into the system if you insist on only using those who are already preconditioned to the world of banking.
Brett King: Banks Still Don't Get Mobile, But Neither Do Researchers... Brett King 2011
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However, as an animal lover who prefers FU Penguin and the challenging moral ambiguity of Ratatouille, I am preconditioned to be critical of the cuddly, patronizing work of most anthropomorphic faire.
Kathleen Osborn: The Winged Warriors of Ga'Hoole: Owl Movie Is a Sobering Elixir in 3-D Kathleen Osborn 2010
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Honestly, at first we though it to be hilarious and I think the bus driver was already preconditioned to this until disaster struck ….
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However, as an animal lover who prefers FU Penguin and the challenging moral ambiguity of Ratatouille, I am preconditioned to be critical of the cuddly, patronizing work of most anthropomorphic faire.
Kathleen Osborn: The Winged Warriors of Ga'Hoole: Owl Movie Is a Sobering Elixir in 3-D Kathleen Osborn 2010
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It must be preconditioned by a security council identification of the situation as a threat to world peace and limited to action that is untainted by non-humanitarian considerations such as oil, requested by potential crime victims, proportionate and reasonably likely to succeed.
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Peace and blessings 2 all of good moral conduct, i pray and hope that this bill will stop insurance companies from being immune from prosecution when they behave criminally by changing a patients identity in order 2 evade responsibilities in honoring the ethics codes of providing health coverage without prejudice because of preconditioned injuries, ..
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I cringe at that...you can't inject new blood and thinking into the system if you insist on only using those who are already preconditioned to the world of banking.
Brett King: Banks Still Don't Get Mobile, But Neither Do Researchers... Brett King 2011
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Peace and blessings 2 all of good moral conduct, i pray and hope that this bill will stop insurance companies from being immune from prosecution when they behave criminally by changing a patients identity in order 2 evade responsibilities in honoring the ethic codes of providing health coverage without prejudice because of preconditioned injuries, ..
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This awareness presented me with a choice: Do I keep my preconditioned boundaries of comfort/safety?
Akoshia Yoba: Love or Fear: Playing on the Edge Akoshia Yoba 2011
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