potential breach

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandbreach

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/
us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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breach
noun[C]
uk
/briːtʃ/
us
/briːtʃ/
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandbreachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If that was his intention, it would imply a seriouspotentialbreachof privilege.
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That is apotentialbreachof competition or company law.
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Failure to meet contractual commitments is apotentialbreachof the train operator's franchise agreement.
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That is apotentialbreachof natural justice.
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Must not the registrar be an expert in that law and those rules in order to report anypotentialbreachof them?
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We think that the best way to contain anypotentialbreachof the cease-fire is by self-discipline on both sides.
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That is intended to prevent the person travelling to the match, and to provide the police with a trigger mechanism alerting them to anypotentialbreachof the court order.
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Besides thepotentialbreachof classroom etiquette, there is also concern over grading impartiality.
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These amendments are necessary so that inspections may be carried out to investigate potential breaches of the requirements of these new clauses.
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Actual or potential breaches are likely to be best remedied by prompt action of the supervisory authority during a bid.
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The police also have powers under the common law to prevent potential breaches of the peace and public nuisances.
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Grievances filed in relation to potential breaches of the union contract have three appeals.
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No questions related to his work or any potential breaches of security were asked in either interview.
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