honest discussion

collocation in English

meaningsofhonestanddiscussion

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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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discussion
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/us
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/
the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas ...
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(Definition ofhonestanddiscussionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Open andhonestdiscussionof the nation's problems is impossible.
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We need open,honestdiscussionof health care rationing.
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Why are we not having anhonestdiscussionabout quarantining?
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We believe thathonestdiscussionhas become deliberate obstruction.
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Professionals, fearing the legal repercussions presumed to be associated with disclosure of mistakes, avoidhonestdiscussionwith patients and families about what occurred.
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This book is particularly interesting for itshonestdiscussionof the process of getting together an edited book, intended originally to address women's entire life course.
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And when these programs favor manipulative psychological techniques overhonestdiscussion, they also undermine the intellectual purposes of higher education and anger those subjected to them.
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Indeed, the strength of the book lies in its open andhonestdiscussionof the problems that are faced by mental health professionals working in community settings.
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Can we have a reasonable, fair andhonestdiscussionin one single day?
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I think we should thresh these matters out byhonestdiscussion.
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We need a dialogue and anhonestdiscussionon our integration and visa policy.
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We want them to take place in the atmosphere ofhonestdiscussionand freedom of speech to which we are accustomed in this country.
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Anyhonestdiscussionof the science would stimulate public pressure for a stronger policy.
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He pleads for open andhonestdiscussion, painful though it might be.
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This will offer countries that recruit manpower and those that provide it an opportunity to engage in an open andhonestdiscussionon the impact of globalisation.
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