honest appraisal

collocation in English

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honest
adjective
uk
/ˈɒn.ɪst/us
/ˈɑː.nɪst/
telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, ...
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appraisal
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈpreɪ.zəl/us
/əˈpreɪ.zəl/
the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, ...
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(Definition ofhonestandappraisalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Only by reading between the lines can residency directors glean anhonestappraisalfrom these missives.
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I think that this is anhonestappraisalof the position.
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We need to assess that with an open,honestappraisalof how many other animals and what types of animals will be involved.
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That is a realistic andhonestappraisalof the situation.
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There has been littlehonestappraisalof what can and must be done in the national interest.
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That is anhonestappraisalof why the goals are proving so difficult to meet.
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There must be anhonestappraisalof the miners' task, its dangers and what should be its just rewards.
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The most welcome feature, without doubt, of this review is thehonestappraisalof the economic and environmental issues.
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I believe that, where this is concerned, we need anhonestappraisalto be carried out.
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We should support this hard-won compromise package before us, which will need an open-minded and veryhonestappraisalat the seven-year review stage.
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They arise from anhonestappraisalof where we are as an economy and a vision of where we want the economy to be in the years ahead.
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Britain welcomed thathonestappraisalof the shortfalls and the commitment to filling those gaps.
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Rail transport must be subjected to anhonestappraisalthat weighs benefits alongside costs.
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It is time for anhonestappraisaland for immediate deployment of the best currently available means to control insect-borne diseases.
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He challenged his professional colleagues not to let a narrow mindset prevent anhonestappraisalof those beliefs.
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When he returns to escort the hung-over star home, he gives anhonestappraisalof her.
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The principal purpose of the report is to promote state compliance with the treaty principles and it should be anhonestappraisalof their conformity to the treaty obligations.
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