In a systematic manner; in the form of a system; methodically; with system, or deliberate method.
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adverb In a systematic manner; methodically.
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adverb In an organized manner.
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adverb in a systematic or consistent manner
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systematic + -ally
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Simonians, themselves influenced by the theocrats, were the first to use the term systematically in the mid-1820's, to refer to a complex of related elements which they held to characterize the modern “critical epoch” originating with the Reformation.
The engagement with an author which begins with his first novel and goes forward, one novel after the other, following a development systematically, is a very rare one.
"One potential solution is for primary care physicians and psychiatrists to begin systematically identifying and treating alcohol dependence in their patients," he says.
Fishing Strategy: To cover as much likely water with as little disturbance as possible, work systematically from the tail to the head and from near water to far.
She put advertisements in the local papers and left notices at some of the Beaminster shops, and, when these attempts produced no results, she called systematically on all the people she knew, and did her best -- very much against the grain -- to ask for pupils.
The importance of training for both officers and men may, in the words of an authority upon the subject, be summarized thus: "A sound system of training, like a good organization, must be built up systematically from the bottom."
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