intelligent discussion

collocation in English

meaningsofintelligentanddiscussion

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intelligent
adjective
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/ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/us
/ɪnˈtel.ə.dʒənt/
showing intelligence, or able to learn and understand ...
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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 ofintelligentanddiscussionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nozick provides a lengthy andintelligentdiscussionof how ethics and evolutionary biology connect, but with no bottom line.
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This is merely a matter ofintelligentdiscussionand an intelligent and strong-willed decision about certain administrative features.
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What we want is prolonged andintelligentdiscussionwithout pre-emption.
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There is no crisis, but anintelligentdiscussionis needed about the number of intensive care beds.
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But without the scientific evidence published, anintelligentdiscussionof the merits of the proposal is impossible.
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Surely it is right that there should beintelligentdiscussionabout the way any system operates.
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I believe that they do a great disservice to theintelligentdiscussionof economic policy when they put forward their proposals as universal panaceas.
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I have tried at various times during the last few months to stimulate someintelligentdiscussionof questions such as taxation reform.
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That has made it possible to have serious andintelligentdiscussionabout these issues.
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You must be able to put down amendments if you are to have anintelligentdiscussion.
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That was stated, the press speculated on it, and there has been much argument andintelligentdiscussionabout the implications of those charges.
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This enables us to have a reasonablyintelligentdiscussion.
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The third requirement forintelligentdiscussionmust be some knowledge of the total of resources available.
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It is far better to have an inquiry and anintelligentdiscussion, with both sides trying to come together in agreement.
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We settled such disputes byintelligentdiscussionwith the trade unions, and in that way this dispute could have been avoided.
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I come now to a point which is vital in anyintelligentdiscussionof incomes policy.
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I should have thought that forintelligentdiscussionwe should compare like with like.
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We cannot have anintelligentdiscussionof these measures without asking whether they will be useful in fighting this appalling total of unemployment.
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Only in this way canintelligentdiscussionabout military matters take place.
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This will mean a great deal of open andintelligentdiscussionon ways of achieving these desirable objectives.
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