general comment

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneralandcomment

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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comment
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒm.ent/us
/ˈkɑː.ment/
something that you say or write that expresses ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandcommentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeneral comment

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These reflections invite some moregeneralcommenton the epistemology of religious belief.
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This latter paper provides the occasion for ageneralcommenton a number of papers in the collection.
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The present can perhaps be rationalized in the sense that the announcer is making ageneralcommenton the way things happen; when a block is good a touchdown occurs.
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I will make onegeneralcommenton the issue of breach of contract.
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I leave this debate which has been interesting, and strangely enough in the latter stages quite exciting, with ageneralcomment.
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I should like to conclude with ageneralcomment.
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I will start with ageneralcommenton the package as a whole.
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I will add only one othergeneralcomment.
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I do not want to do more than say a word or two ofgeneralcomment.
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I have only onegeneralcommentto make.
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I should like to make ageneralcomment.
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I should like to add ageneralcomment.
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I agree with hisgeneralcommenton what that wastage might mean.
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I should like to make ageneralcommenton the schedule.
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It would be wrong to allow this clause to go through without somegeneralcomment.
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I should like to deal briefly with some of the points and to make ageneralcommenton them.
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One othergeneralcommentabout the situation we face.
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I was about to give the figures, which are not disputed, and then to make ageneralcomment.
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There is onegeneralcommentto be made.
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I hope that thatgeneralcommentwill suffice for the moment.
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