hard choice

collocation in English

meaningsofhardandchoice

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hard
adjective
uk
/hɑːd/us
/hɑːrd/
not easy to bend, cut, ...
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choice
noun
uk
/tʃɔɪs/us
/tʃɔɪs/
an act or the possibility ...
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(Definition ofhardandchoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhard choice

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Thehardchoicebetween realism and formal tractability is nowhere more apparent than on this issue.
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That is thehardchoice.
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That is not ahardchoice.
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It is ahardchoicefor me.
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It was a veryhardchoice.
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It is ahardchoicefor her.
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Such ahardchoiceinvolves compromises on all sides.
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They had a veryhardchoiceto make.
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It is a veryhardchoice; we all recognise this.
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If successful transfer cannot be achieved, however, physicians and hospitals face ahardchoicebecause of the finality of treatment withdrawal.
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It is not ahardchoiceto pick on the most vulnerable and insecure.
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This was ahardchoicein maintaining our commitment to live within existing spending ceilings.
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That was ahardchoicein maintaining our commitment to live within existing spending ceilings.
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By no stretch of the imagination is that ahardchoice.
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It is ahardchoice, but we have made the right one for our country.
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That is thehardchoicethat we have had to make.
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There must be movement—thehardchoicethat comes from leadership.
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Indeed, their determination to duck any remotelyhardchoiceappears to be without limit.
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That is ahardchoicethat we in government find ourselves having to make, whether we like it or not.
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It is not ahardchoiceto pick on the weakest in the playground and kick buckets out of them.
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That is thehardchoicefacing the local authorities which will have the responsibility of implementing this legislation.
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It was ahardchoice, but we chose to invest most resources in changing fundamentally how our care system supports older people.
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I would only add this: every one of the decisions involved ahardchoice—indeed, repugnant decisions in choosing between priorities.
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