sheer hypocrisy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsheerandhypocrisy
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sheer
adjective
uk/ʃɪər/us/ʃɪr/
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ...
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hypocrisy
noun[U]
uk/hɪˈpɒk.rɪ.si/us/hɪˈpɑː.krə.si/
a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at ...
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(Definition ofsheerandhypocrisyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is a piece ofsheerhypocrisyand humbug, and the country knows it very well.
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What is unbelievable today is thesheerhypocrisyof a party that has such a catalogue of ropy practices in local government.
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I have never heard matched thesheerhypocrisythat she revealed in the first part of her contribution to the debate.
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It issheerhypocrisyto say that we are desirous of holding the scales evenly.
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Forsheerhypocrisy, he went a long way when he referred to the unemployment figures.
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It issheerhypocrisyto look at this question from a parochial point of view.
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It is not only camouflage, it issheerhypocrisy.
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It issheerhypocrisyfor either of these groups to show their concern at this juncture.
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I accuse the company, its board of directors and senior executives ofsheerhypocrisy.
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The finest words we use may containsheerhypocrisy.
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It issheerhypocrisyfor the party opposite to say that they believe in competition when in practice they do not.
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The word "charade" has been used, but is this not also a matter ofsheerhypocrisy?
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It issheerhypocrisyfor them now to present themselves as the champions of localism.
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In fact, what really strikes me here is the large element ofsheerhypocrisy.
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It issheerhypocrisyfor those in authority to pretend that it is being conducted fairly.
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Most of these "league" tables aresheerhypocrisy, used entirely for party political purposes, and the sooner the people realise it the better.
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It is notoriously much more easy to criticise than to construct, and it would besheerhypocrisyto suggest remedies which are impracticable.
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So, on closer examination, we find that his criticism issheerhypocrisy.
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It issheerhypocrisyfor anybody to think that that is justice, and of course trial by television is never meant to be justice.
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It issheerhypocrisyfor anyone to pretend that he wants that.
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