general report

collocation in English

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general
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
an officer of very high rank, especially in ...
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report
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈpɔːt/us
/rɪˈpɔːrt/
;
a teacher's written statement to parents about a child's ability and performance ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandreportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the first volume mentioned above, thegeneralreportof the monitoring committee, is more systematic and informative than the other two.
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This is a simple question of the order of voting as this is thegeneralreportand the other four reports are the implementing reports.
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If we go into which report is thegeneralreport, it will all become extremely complicated.
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I should like to refer to thegeneralreportwhich occupied us in two sittings last year.
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This is ageneralreporton the outcome of that consultation and our plans for taking the changes forward.
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It is ageneralreportwhich may have a lot to be said for it, and we will consider it.
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After seven months they reported on mechanical and electrical undertakings and gave ageneralreportof what was being done.
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The police do not ingeneralreportto me on particular cases.
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The same is true of thegeneralreporton registration and declaration.
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I was hoping for a moregeneralreport.
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I cannot yet say when we shall be in a position to publish ageneralreport.
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I get their reports regularly but ageneralreportfor the whole coalfield would be a very different matter.
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The fact was that thegeneralreporton the cattle was that they were very healthy.
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But the position on professional services is different because the commission has made only ageneralreporton that.
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They are founded on thegeneralreportdealing with contract practice as a whole.
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I turn to specific reports that highlight the important issues dealt with in thegeneralreport.
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The amendments go wider than that in terms of giving ageneralreporton the admissions policy and its effect.
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The first quotation is in thegeneralreportthat we made.
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I mention this because anygeneralreportwould present the possibility of glozing over the mistakes which may affect the finances of the three corporations.
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