fundamental opposition

collocation in English

meaningsoffundamentalandopposition

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fundamental
adjective
uk
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl/
forming the base, from which everything ...
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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition offundamentalandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffundamental opposition

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If authentic caring and genuine sociality are understood in terms of intrinsic motivation, there is afundamentaloppositionbetween them and the market.
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There is afundamentaloppositionbetween technology assessment perspective, which considers health benefits at a societal level, and clinical perspective, which tends to maximize benefits for the individual patient (34).
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Smith has caught afundamentaloppositionhere.
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Many people have interpreted general practitioners' concern over the details of their contracts asfundamentaloppositionto our aims.
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It was quite clear that many local authorities—the political complexion did not matter—had afundamentaloppositionto people who wanted to carry out developments.
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Their dogmatic detestation of the scheme reflects theirfundamentaloppositionto the independent sector rather than objections to the technicalities of the regulations.
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Ourfundamentaloppositionto tariffs is very plain.
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But we shall continue to press ourfundamentaloppositionto the imposition of clawback on animals and meat which have not received variable premium.
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There is some prettyfundamentaloppositionto metrication.
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We have stated from time to time ourfundamentaloppositionto this war.
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But it does not remove myfundamentaloppositionto the regulations as they stand.
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He floated the idea thatfundamentaloppositionto our plans should be dropped.
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I have already stated myfundamentaloppositionto it.
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No one has come out infundamentaloppositionto its proposals.
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I therefore ask for an opportunity to record my absolutefundamentaloppositionto the entire principle of having party labels on ballot papers.
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Afundamentaloppositionwas developing between substance and relation.
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The literary politics that resulted promoted a discourse of equality and was hence infundamentaloppositionto the monarchical regime.
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There still remains the perception of afundamentaloppositionbetween consensus and individualism.
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