sensitive area
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsensitiveandarea
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sensitive
adjective
uk/ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/us/ˈsen.sə.t̬ɪv/
easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, ...
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area
noun
uk/ˈeə.ri.ə/us/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofsensitiveandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsensitive area
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If the spill is situated in an environmentallysensitivearea, these timeframes can be unacceptable.
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Thinking about life after your partner's death is uncharted territory for most people and presents asensitiveareaof enquiry.
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The lattice parameters are measured by using the central part of thesensitiveareaof the phosphor, where distortions are minimal.
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Illiteracy is asensitivearea, in which the person's dignity needs to be safeguarded, and this requires a modicum of privacy.
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Pronunciation, it seems, is a moresensitiveareaof language than the other linguistic levels because of the way in which it encroaches on identity and elicits strong attitudes.
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Important implications for the delivery of care and consequently on the experience of living in care homes have been shown, particularly in thesensitiveareaof end-of-life care.
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This is asensitivearea.
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Cleary this is a verysensitiveareain which to work, nevertheless we were able to glean valuable information.
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I find the goings-on in thissensitiveareascarcely credible.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We must succeed in having the best of both worlds, even when it comes to thesensitiveareaof consumer and environmental protection.
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This is an extremelysensitivearea, and the scope for regional policy measures must definitely be retained here.
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We should not be making thesensitiveareaof water supply and drainage even more unstable while this issue has not been satisfactorily resolved.
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This is a verysensitiveareaof policy.
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The reduction of the number of auditors in thissensitiveareaby nearly half, and our recovery procedures should be more rapid and more forceful.
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It is in everyone's interests to resolve the environmental problems in thissensitivearea.
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It is asensitivearea, but such powers must be available to governors to use when necessary.
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It relates to thesensitiveareaof asylum and immigration.
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Hansard archive
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However, we are very much aware that in thesensitiveareaof transplantation approaches to donation must command public confidence.
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Hansard archive
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