adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
case
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So far, so good - or at least, it is an arguable case .
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Even so, it is straining credulity too far to conclude that the debtor has an arguable case .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Industry bosses oppose the new safety requirements because of the higher cost and arguable safety advantages.
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Some items are frankly fakes; others are of arguable value.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Counsel further contended that on the affidavit evidence the debtor has an arguable claim that the solicitors were negligent in two respects.
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If there are arguable points, the rules are clear.
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In short, though not yet fully attained, political democracy had become respectable, and Socialism had become arguable .
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It is arguable that married women no longer need the protection afforded to them by cases like these.
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It is arguable that the provision does not apply to the transferor.
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It is arguable that this interest has intensified under the present Conservative government.
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The two contentions can seem analogous, but the second concerns overt motive, the first a highly arguable interpretation.
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Yet there are arguable benefits from practising selective assessment.