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Downselect in a sentence

Downselect meaning

to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration

Using Downselect

  • The main meaning on this page is: to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration

Context around Downselect

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

phase 1×

Often after:

two 1× boeing 1× four 1×

Sentence patterns with Downselect

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after a downselect boeing douglas 1× development phase downselect two vendors 1× following a downselect four companies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a downselect 1× following a downselect 1× for example a 1×

Common sentence endings:

for the engines 1× provide further developments 1× to one winner 1×

Words around Downselect

Just before it in the word index:

downscaling 3 downscaled 6 downsampling 2 downs 1.058 downriver 29 downright 284

Just after it in the word index:

downshift 6 downshifting 9 downshifts 2 downside 619 downsides 118 downsize 71

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Downselect

  • In this selection, "downselect" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, phase, two, boeing and four stand out and add context to how "downselect" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a downselect boeing douglas and development phase downselect two vendors. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "downselect" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with downselect

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Following a downselect, four companies were asked to provide further developments. (11 words)

After a downselect, Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed were given additional study contracts for the airframe, along with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney for the engines. (25 words)

For example, a contract could choose to award five small contracts for the concept development phase, downselect two vendors to pilot a solution, and ultimately award the rest of the contract to one winner. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, a contract could choose to award five small contracts for the concept development phase, downselect two vendors to pilot a solution, and ultimately award the rest of the contract to one winner. (34 words)

After a downselect, Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed were given additional study contracts for the airframe, along with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney for the engines. (25 words)

Following a downselect, four companies were asked to provide further developments. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

For example, a contract could choose to award five small contracts for the concept development phase, downselect two vendors to pilot a solution, and ultimately award the rest of the contract to one winner.

After a downselect, Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed were given additional study contracts for the airframe, along with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney for the engines.

Following a downselect, four companies were asked to provide further developments.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "downselect" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, a contract could choose to award five small contracts for the concept development phase, downselect two vendors to pilot a solution, and ultimately award the rest of the contract to one winner." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "downselect" from authentic English texts.
What does "downselect" mean?
Downselect means: to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration
How many example sentences with "downselect" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "downselect", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.