adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
case
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The concept of charity is elusive, moving, embodied in a corpus of decided cases built up over centuries.
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There is no decided case bearing directly on the main and important issue.
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However, decided cases still have to be referred to in two situations.
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The decided cases are few and mostly not of recent date.
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But the recently decided case of Corbett v. Corbett explodes this myth.
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However, the drafter should generally avoid relying on the interpretation given to a word or term in a previous decided case .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sb has decided to honour us with their presence
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The new color is a decided improvement.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the unexpected return of Enda Gormley last weekend after serious injury is a decided plus.
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Jay liked her eyebrows, straight and black but with a decided curve at the end.
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Knowing enough of the language to understand what everyone else is saying is a decided plus.