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Discover LudwigThe phrase "defection for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English, but it is not a commonly used phrase
It may be more appropriate to use the word "to" instead of "for" in this context. Example: The politician's defection for/to the opposition party caused a stir in the media.
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"Worst of all, he has never apologized for his defection for that crazy run for president," said Tom Rath, one of the most experienced Republican political strategists in New Hampshire.
We started planning for defection for a few weeks.
Further, material incentives may send a negative signal to the agents that can motivate defection, for instance, because they may indicate a lack of trust [48].
Each of the cumulative distributions of η, C, for cooperators (defectors) in Fig. 3 is obtained after running 103 simulations that fixate in 100% cooperation (defection) for a given value of T. At the end of each evolution, we calculate the cumulative distribution of η for either cooperators or defectors.
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The Philharmonic has confirmed its intention to continue performing at Avery Fisher, those involved in the discussions say, a clear reference to the orchestra's dramatic near-defection for Carnegie Hall.
At a recent news conference announcing dozens of defections, for instance, the officers were silent when the rebel national anthem was played, seeming not to know the words.
Congressional analysts believe there would be sufficient Republican defections for the bill to pass in the House, if Boehner agrees for it to be put to a vote.
Expectations are high that Mr. Son will bring that strategy to Sprint, which has struggled with subscriber defections for years and that Mr. Son will inject healthy dose of competition to America's mobile industry.
It is not possible to track partner defections for every year since the firm went public, but the data available suggests that the annual partner loss is 2011 is one of the worst since it went public.
A network can also use commercial time that becomes available through defections for so-called make-good ads, which are given to advertisers to make up for ratings shortfalls in other programs.
This was hypothesized to be a mechanism by which the brain implements modification of Tit-for-tat so as to prevent occasional defections for informational probing from unravelling cooperation permanently.
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