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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sort of a common" is not correct in standard written English.
It is redundant because "a sort of" already implies a type or category, so adding "a" again is unnecessary.
Example: "He has a sort of common understanding of the topic, but he lacks in-depth knowledge."
Alternatives: "a kind of common" or "a type of common".
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" it [PST] is a re-working of an old theme of a common-sense sort of step, I suppose that GPs have been using all the time, but it is less authoritarian, and it is less authoritative and it gives the patient a sort of a feeling that they are in control of their own treatment" GP02 "we keep saying, you are just putting into a structured form what we do".
Insulin resistance (IR) has been proposed, more than a primary cause, as a sort of final common pathway for negative environmental factors, which interact with the individual genetic background to cause metabolic and hemodynamic alterations and is associated with inflammation [ 4, 5].
"A dog is sort of a common denominator".
Fe3+ is a sort of common metal ion contaminant for the solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) water electrolyser.
"I guess we have a sort of common, distant ideological heritage," Farron says reluctantly.
Na+ is a likely intrinsic impurity in water and is a sort of common cation impurity in the direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).
So there is a sort of common big data, big digital data ground, which I think is of great interest to share with many scientists.
Instead of the usual warren of little slots surrounded by high board fences, the backyards formed a sort of common forest.
The two better stories even have a sort of common theme: in both, people feel themselves, at moments of crisis, somehow doubled, split in two.
The sauce here is a sort of fish ragù common throughout Sicily and Southern Italy.
It's a sort of common language developed between the robot and human that doesn't require complex coding to execute.
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