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score out

British

verb

(tr, adverb) to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out

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Each defence is given a score out of five they must achieve depending on their importance.

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During its routine inspections, the Environment Agency gives flood defences a condition score out of five.

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The software would then give the mortuary image an overall score out of 100 - the higher the number, the more likely it was to be either the same person, or a family member.

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Some powerful carries in the midfield left the defence desperately exposed with players lining up to score out wide and former ballet dancer McGhie glided over.

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“I look at the scores out of curiosity, but I focus more on how I feel rather than what the watch is telling me.”

From Salon

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