I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
franking machine
Lampard, Frank
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■ NOUN
discussion
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This would limit frank discussion , and might well inhibit the judge in saying anything, and does not favour the practice.
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They were frank discussions and he listened carefully.
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Instead, most books make pious noises about more research being required rather than offering a frank discussion the of areas of ignorance.
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Whatever the circumstances an open and frank discussion must take place between the new employee and her manager at the earliest opportunity.
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Graham was surprisingly frank about his feelings.
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I'll be frank with you - I don't think you're doing a very good job.
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In an unusually frank speech, Glenn acknowledged the gravity of the economic situation.
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Parents should not be afraid to have frank discussions about sex with their children.
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The doctor was very frank with me and told me how serious my condition was.
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But he was also wonderfully ungovernable and frank .
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But what Peter saw as fuzzy thinking, others saw as a frank difference in theological points of view.
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Cronkite is perfectly frank about how much he enjoyed the non-journalistic benefits of national stardom.
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Her attitude to us is very frank , for which we are glad.
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Let me be frank , Mr President.
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She sounded frank , dead calm.
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Such a man, with this talent and his frank and fearless looks, was made for espionage.
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To be frank , I was a bit upset with the way it finished.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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One morning a franked official letter from the state capitol arrived.
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In 1987, the consensus is that everything must be stamped with soul and franked with passion.
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The Divisional Court felt that the copy documents which the solicitor had prepared for counsel were necessarily franked by professional privilege.