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Definition of situational
1 : of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation
2 : of or relating to situation ethics
situationally
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An officer from SWPD will be present to talk about situational safety, as well.
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We were taught courtesy, situational awareness, emergency and evasive handling, stopping distance, use of signals, communication of intent, all kinds of things that still help in navigating around the country.
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Instead, Daboll will complement that style with a more pro-style approach to the running game and situational football.
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There was little situational awareness of the rapidly approaching derecho, not when a scorcher of a day under Venus-white skies, with nary a cumulus cloud, had claimed the headlines.
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Having the extra data on tendencies, situational play, and use of formations and personnel doesn’t mean that assistant can watch more games.
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For a professional responder, PulsePoint Respond can improve their situational awareness, increase incident and resource visibility and enhance overall inter-operability with our neighboring jurisdictions.
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So, the Orioles set out to create their own scoring chances Saturday, via bunts, situational hitting and everything else, and did that.
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Navy ship bridge teams in particular complete a management course that includes team-building and communications training, from situational awareness, analysis of error chains, voyage planning, stress and fatigue, among other skill sets.
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First Known Use of situational
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