noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
room/scope for disagreement (= the possibility that people will disagree about something )
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There is room for disagreement about how much independence to give children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
ample
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They found ample scope and many became experts at so doing.
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They said the ultra-cautious forecasts for public finances left ample scope for tax cuts in next spring's budget.
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But there remains ample scope for the middlemen and traders.
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This news provided ample scope for gossip in the next few days.
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Faced with growing domestic demand, further tree growing seems desirable, offering ample scope for the development of sylvopastoral systems.
broad
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Albeit less impressionistic and insightful, Kemp's analysis is of broader scope and greater clarity than de Santillana's.
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It has a deeper and broader scope .
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Ears to Hear has a broader scope which encompasses radio and television journalism.
considerable
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In between such examples there is considerable scope for doubt as to where the line is to be drawn.
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It gives considerable scope to NGOs, community organisations and others to put pressure on the state to fulfil its duties.
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There is also considerable scope for informed speculation about the feeding mechanisms among the extinct agnathans.
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In fact the brain has considerable anatomical scope for being interactive.
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They may provide considerable scope for disputes over meaning.
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Within the parameters set when a contract is won there may be considerable scope for controlling costs during construction.
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Yet, there is often considerable scope to cut this cost without having a knock-on effect on yields.
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Nevertheless, there was still considerable scope for policy to affect the situation, as is clearly apparent from Table 1.
enormous
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The law allows enormous scope for interpretation and those who interpret are not friends of ours.
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First of all, every italicized phrase allows enormous scope for subjectivity and bias.
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Above all, I hope that the enormous scope of Presocratic vision is clear from this chapter.
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The plans had arrived yesterday, promising enormous scope and opportunities.
full
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The enclosed copy of our annual report gives you some idea of the full scope of our work.
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When they realized the full scope of their new positions-their predicament-they were willing to accept the risks of delegation.
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The Cadbury report is a masterpiece of brevity, but its full scope and implications are just beginning to be realised.
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Gain says the acquisition positions it to take on the full scope of designing, building and delivering large-scale multimedia systems.
great
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Here he had much greater scope than in London's country.
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Such opportunities and experiences offer great scope for professional and personal development. 11.
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They are produced in a multiple of shades which allow the greatest scope for individual expression.
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The earlier introduction of waxed and french-polished woods had already given greater scope to the imagination of the coffin-maker.
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Another tactic has been to give greater scope to consumers vis-à-vis public sector groups.
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The more slopes to a roof, the greater the scope for the unusual, but they can restrict size.
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With a portfolio such as this, Whitbread offers great scope for career development.
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There is a great deal of scope for promotion and career development in a tall hierarchy.
limited
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Thus there is only limited scope for crop and livestock production in Lewis and Harris.
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The 1964-70 Labour government found that its alliance with the trade unions limited scope for action in this field.
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It is investigative journalism of a very limited scope .
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But anomalies are bound to arise with any investigative scheme of limited scope .
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In other words, it has a most limited scope .
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Since there is a limited scope for polished versification of good sense and elegant learning, poetry declines towards extinction.
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His contribution was professional, but not more than that, within the limited scope available.
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The remarkable aspect of the first, the investigative, stage is the limited scope given to the police.
little
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There is therefore little or no scope for the clearing member who is not also a market member.
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There is little scope and seemingly no consideration for a contract by the valuer as principal.
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There is little scope for such matters to be controlled from within neighbourhoods by the people living within them.
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In some cases, such as the regional development grant, there was little scope for re-allocation as spending was demand-led.
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Prices and conditions were so controlled that there was little scope for initiative.
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There is little scope for the sort of chandeliers-and-roller-skates production evident in previous shows.
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Given this ambivalence towards political authority, there is little scope in the United States for heroic leadership.
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There is little time, and little scope for an in-depth analysis of the political-economic context of the conservation programme.
narrow
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Do not go too narrow in your scope because many litigation matters affect personal injury.
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Still, Clark downplayed the significance of the review, noting its narrow scope .
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The section, however, has a narrow scope applying only to directors, officers, and large shareholders.
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Its weakness lies in its very narrow scope .
wide
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It also seems to be so wide in scope that it could encompass almost anything.
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The first relates to the extraordinarily wide scope of the warrants.
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The law of contempt is a doctrine of wide scope which manifests itself in a variety of types of contempt.
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This report was evidently wide enough in scope to appeal to both free-trade and interventionist Liberals.
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Rowntree attempted no detailed quantification of rural poverty, in view of the wide scope of his inquiry.
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It has therefore drafted a Second General Directive, similar in principle, but much wider in scope than the First.
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As you said in London, Maggie works on a wide scope .
■ VERB
allow
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The frescoes allow more scope , but even they show little more than one event at a time.
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First of all, every italicized phrase allows enormous scope for subjectivity and bias.
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The law allows enormous scope for interpretation and those who interpret are not friends of ours.
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They are produced in a multiple of shades which allow the greatest scope for individual expression.
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Presenting less raw data might have allowed more scope to look at certain issues in more depth.
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But it is here that the long-standing personal relationship between borrower and lender allows scope for abuse.
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I might have called myself Ross Trenear:. which would have allowed a little more scope - but not much.
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A more generous format would have allowed her more scope .
broaden
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Lord Reid's judgment significantly broadens the potential scope of review.
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This meeting broadened the scope of the program by including topics which initially appeared to be too advanced for the developing countries.
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Allow pupils in group or personal study to take advantage of national databanks and broaden the scope of their study 5.
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Republicans are complaining that Democrats wanted to broaden the scope but are now objecting to the cost of doing so.
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I further suggested that he broadened the scope of the drama lesson by including all sorts of direct sense experiences.
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In this study we deliberately broadened the scope of the reporting under scrutiny.
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He broadened the scope of the Collection through the acquisition of works by early Renaissance painters.
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Here we argue that a comprehensive analysis should broaden the scope of the analysis to include conservationists and governments.
define
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It is concerned with defining the scope of judicial review.
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States could define the amount and scope of benefits to be provided.
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Similarly, some ways in which the survey is regarded define the scope of social science for its exponents.
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At bottom, interests theories define the scope of loss redistribution which the law imposes as a tax upon economic relations.
determine
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What is the question to be asked when one wishes to determine the scope of the authority of law?
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On the other hand the thesis allows maximum flexibility in determining the scope of authority.
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This enables anyone to look up and inspect the patent specification to determine its scope .
expand
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Since about 1840 they had been expanding the scope of their products to include the whole range of cotton-processing machinery.
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As the special economic zones expanded , the scope of the market expanded.
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He might have expanded the scope of this intriguing remark.
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By 1996 the strategy had succeeded in significantly expanding the scope of school-to-work in Tulsa.
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Beto continued the policy but expanded the scope of inmate productivity to include building on a large scale.
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This offers you an opportunity to expand the scope of adventuring in the Castle greatly.
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The remaining seven chapters, many of which have been introduced in the second edition, considerably expand the scope of coverage.
extend
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We have already extended the scope of the fund-holding scheme to allow general practitioners to provide services such as community nursing.
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It extends the scope of existing money laundering offences to cover the proceeds of other crimes.
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By doing this you can effectively extend the scope of the language.
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They do not extend the scope of authority covered by the main argument.
fall
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So far as this is no more than a cost-cutting exercise it falls outside the scope of this article.
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Yet most of these developments fall outside the scope of our expectations and often appear to be puzzling anomalies.
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As such, they fall outside the scope of this particular discussion.
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The organization could not and did not meet every need, and some needs fell outside its scope .
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But, the judge said, such matters did not fall within the scope of the duty of a statutory auditor.
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The general rule was that a company could lawfully do only that which fell within the scope of the objects clause.
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All this I found enthralling, but unfortunately it fell outside the scope of Oxford's history school.
give
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However, the speed with which copycat phenomena sometimes appear gives no scope for video nasties being the link.
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The earlier introduction of waxed and french-polished woods had already given greater scope to the imagination of the coffin-maker.
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It gives considerable scope to NGOs, community organisations and others to put pressure on the state to fulfil its duties.
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It gives the courts scope to be flexible and to take the facts of a particular case into account.
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Second, competition is difficult to ensure, giving scope for monopolistic abuse.
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Another tactic has been to give greater scope to consumers vis-à-vis public sector groups.
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Photoshop has always given users the scope to create their own filter effects.
increase
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The twentieth century had already seen the steadily increasing scope of local government.
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The mixing together of financial services has increased the scope for trading on the basis of inside information.
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As economic satisfactions have increased , so the scope for dissatisfaction on social issues may also have increased.
leave
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The mechanical following of rules would leave little scope for discretion to be exercised.
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The framework of the agreement allows new targets for periods beyond 2010, leaving scope for further deep cuts in the future.
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This leaves plenty of scope for Janine to reduce this further to lose extra weight.
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Combined with the suddenness of his fall, this left no scope for ambitious regional leaders to emerge.
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They said the ultra-cautious forecasts for public finances left ample scope for tax cuts in next spring's budget.
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From these it is clear that Mr Williamson has left plenty of scope for a sequel.
lie
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Surface decoration is another exception because this lies clearly within the scope of registered designs.
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He decided to defend slavery as a domestic arrangement that lay beyond the scope of busybodies.
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University lecturers in the humanities are making increasing use of computers for teaching purposes; but this too lies outside my scope .
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Exhaustive assessment of the probable incidence of such eventualities lies outside the scope of these pages.
limit
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Altitude, aspect, and slope may further limit the scope .
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He much preferred to limit the scope of his inquiry to the field of geometrics.
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The slump in profits has limited the scope for corporation tax offsets but economic recovery should help ease the problem.
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This new Star Tech effort seems much more limited in scope -- computers, games and electronic gizmos.
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The Government have taken no action to limit the authorities' scope for charging.
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In the civil case, the plaintiffs sought to shield him from such harsh treatment by limiting the scope of his testimony.
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The neo-Confucians, by contrast, limited the scope of human destructive power to humanity itself.
offer
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Retirement in poverty may offer little scope for creative use of leisure.
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Such opportunities and experiences offer great scope for professional and personal development. 11.
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Borders offer more scope for imagination.
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Such systems offer scope to allow aircraft maintenance engineers to transfer between aircraft types more easily.
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The rugged and capacious airframe offers plenty of scope for civilian operators.
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Pettitt sees urban services in particular offering vast scope for expansion as city fathers wake up to the dangers from the car population explosion.
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Grains, pasta and pulses offer unlimited scope .
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Continuous-process technology offers more scope for self-actualisation than machine and assembly-line technologies.
provide
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The latter is likely to provide some scope for active involvement in the worshipping and musical life of the parish.
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All are located in close proximity to one another, providing scope for multiple syndicate as well as plenary sessions.
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We will provide improved scope for contractors to carry mail to final delivery offices.
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I think this provides scope for an investigation.
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They may provide considerable scope for disputes over meaning.
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Grasslands provide more scope for combining conservation and good livestock husbandry.
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The pessimistic tone provides little hope that the Bundesbank will provide scope for Britain to reduce interest rates.
reduce
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The narrow band would reduce the scope for incidental devaluation.
restrict
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Those who prefer limited, selective superficial policies exert pressure to restrict the scope of the categories.
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A system of guaranteed successions did exist, but was much more restricted in its scope .
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The statutory provision is restricted in scope .
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Is it restricted in its scope to words spoken?
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This is because, as we have seen, judicial review is not restricted in its scope to governmental bodies.
widen
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Whilst being very happy in a secretarial role I would like to widen my scope .
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She had read the words, widen your scope , in a phrase book.
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The Law Society, which represents solicitors, welcomed the report, which would widen solicitors' scope for fee-earning.
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This raises the question whether these words widen the scope for challenge.
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Many authorities are widening the scope of discussion with general practitioners to develop appropriate means of local involvement.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A clear statement of the goal and scope of a research project is a useful reference point.
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I'm afraid the matter falls outside the scope of this enquiry.
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It was determined that the Commissioner had been acting within the scope of his official duties.
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Regulations are important in markets that are increasingly international in scope .
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Student science projects should vary in length and scope .
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The ruling party has granted concessions of considerable scope .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Considering the scope , the trips are fairly inexpensive.
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In some cases, such as the regional development grant, there was little scope for re-allocation as spending was demand-led.
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Many of the amendments have been introduced to clarify the meaning of the regulations and do not change their scope .
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Roller blinds offer a good deal of scope through colour and fabric combinations, from floral patterns to bold geometric prints.
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The scope and limits of teachers' end students' freedom of association is the focus of this chapter.
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The first is the question of its scope .
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The result of this is that the law relating to fraud and commercial affairs in general is strictly limited in its scope .