separated family
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdetachedandfamily
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detached
adjective
uk/dɪˈtætʃt/us/dɪˈtætʃt/
separated:
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofdetachedandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Note that in aseparatedfamilythe sets are linearly ordered by the relation < defined above.
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In many cases it may be an entirely technical offence on the part of the infant child or the spouse, particularly where there is aseparatedfamily.
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He convinces theseparatedfamilyto reunite and ask for forgiveness.
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In the countryside there are fewer separated families because of the housing problem, and we find fewer families seriously overcrowded.
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Reuniting separated families is an important part of our humanitarian assistance.
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Loneliness is one of the terrible results of separated families in addition to the deep unhappiness.
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We are using these quarters, for example, for separated families.
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Many separated families in this country live in the same house.
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He has provided better pay and bounties and help for separated families.
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The comfort that television can bring to separated families in these circumstances cannot be overestimated.
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If we allowed the original family to stay where they were, we should then have two separated families.
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For example, much improved transport and communication helps keep separated families in touch.
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On the contrary, it will inevitably lead to separated families.
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I believe that such a statement should be included in the interests of the better nurturing of children in separated families.
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We think that there should be three different legs to support separated families.
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Those centres provide a weekend place for separated families to come together.
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The complex rules do not fit, either with the lives of separated families, or with other systems that provide support for those families.
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The backlog of separated families is nearly wiped out, and the families are united here, which is a fact we can be proud of, and let us not forget it.
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It was wasteful because, as successive reports showed, the system failed to make the best of human potential, and it was divisive because it separated families and communities.
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These expulsions separated families and communities, causing distress and leading to protest.
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