... cluster analysis. For the variant of the fuzzy c-means algorithm (only cluster
centers c
i
, Euclidean distance, and therefore spherical clusters) a minimization of (8) with respect to the cluster
prototypes ... had a low degree of membership to both
of them.
Possibilistic Fuzzy Clustering
In possibilistic fuzzy clustering one tries to achieve a more intuitive assignme...
... towards the
labour force
11
advance
adoption
noun
1of child
• VERB
+
ADOPTION
offer sb for, place sb for, put sb
up for
She has decided to put the child up for adoption.
I
be available for
When will ... children under the age of lB.
with -
A lot of wines im-
prove with age. ,
-of
He left school at the age of IS.
• PHRASES the age of consent
The general age of con-
sent...
... blueprint for reform.
I
create, develop, draw up
I
act as, form, provide, serve as
The charter should serve
as a blueprint for cooperation.
• PREP. for
a blueprint for change
blues
noun
1type of slow ... remove this watermark.
begin
• VERB + BEG be forced to, have to
• PREP. for We went to him to begfor forgiveness. of (for-
mal) Do not do that, I beg ofyou.
begin
verb
• ADV. (...
... PREP.
for- in
The back of the garment is split for ease in
walking.
for- of
The whole machine is designed for ease of
use.
with -
They passed the exam with ease.
I -
of
The car
brings ease of accessto ... the forces of evil
a perpetual struggle be-
tween theforces of good and theforces of evil
good and evil
not a simple choice between good and evil
the root of all
evil...
... their of-
fices. -
of
The Official Secrets Act was amended to allow
greater freedom of information:
• PHRASES freedom of choice, freedom of expres-
sion/speech, freedom of movement, freedom of the
press
freelance
adj., ... fun
It's nofun getting up at
4
a.m. ana
cold, rainy morning.
a bit of fun
I was only having a bit of
fun.
just for fun, just for the fun of it...
... damages.
I
-for
He received damages for personal injury.
-of
She was
awarded damages of £90000.
• PHRASES an action/a claim for damages
The judge
upheld her claim for damages against her former
employer.
damage
verb
• ... results.
feelings of depression, the onset of de-
pression
The onset of depression oftenfollouis a traumatic
event.
a state of depression
He was in a sta...
... dense, solid
I
484
chaotic
a chaotic mass of ideas
I
tangled
a tangled mass
of hair
• PREP. -
of
a dense mass of smoke
-es of
(informali
There were masses of people at the concert.
2 Mass Christian ... racism
-for
measures for reducing delays
2amount/quantity of sth
• ADJ.
broad, considerable, fair, generous, great, sig-
nificant, substantial, wide
• PREP. -
of
Hepoured me...
... name down for
(=
applied to take part
in)
the school quiz?
I
put forward
They put his name for-
ward
(=
chose him)
as one of the five candidates for the
post.
• NAME + VERB
appear
The name of the ... na-
tions of the world
in/within a/the-
In the nation as a whole
there is no desire for war.
I -
of
They are a nation offood
lovers.
• PHRASES
the birth of a nation, the interes...