general disregard

collocation in English

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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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disregard
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/us
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːrd/
the fact of showing no care or respect ...
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(Definition ofgeneralanddisregardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Beyond differences in the payment of registration fees and taxes, private and pirate operators share ageneraldisregardfor the requirements of the safety regulations governing the operation of buses.
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Thegeneraldisregardmops up the other and the two cannot be fitted in together.
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It does not form a precedent for ageneraldisregardof expenditure funded by education support grants as the amendment proposes.
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There is ageneraldisregardof the fact that large numbers of people are not very well off today.
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It is ageneraldisregardof anything which savours of the more serious things of life.
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For example, thegeneraldisregardof part-time earnings for most claimants has remained at the same level for some years.
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I do not accept the implication that there is ageneraldisregardfor the law either by private enterprise employers or by their employees.
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Petty local officialdom and state authority were held ingeneraldisregard, a phenomenon accentuated by the remoteness of the mountain settlements.
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The fighting was characterised bygeneraldisregardfor international humanitarian law by uncontrollable militias, with both sides reporting atrocities.
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And protracted insurgency creates ageneraldisregardfor law and order.
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Criticisms include the theories' emphases on individual behaviour and ageneraldisregardfor the influence of environmental factors on behaviour.
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Both factions have claimed to have the people's interests at heart, but both have shown ruthlessness, warmongering, greed, and ageneraldisregardfor the well-being of the people.
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Somewhat temperamental and prone to being judgmental, she disapproves of the family's poverty, their charitable work, and theirgeneraldisregardfor the more superficial aspects of society's ways.
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We started on the basis of a £4 tax-free, in general disregarded, weekly benefit.
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