potential confusion

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandconfusion

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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confusion
noun
uk
/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/us
/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/
a situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandconfusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpotential confusion

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Qualitative evidence highlights the crucial importance of wording and thepotentialconfusionof terms that appear unproblematic such as 'risk'.
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To avoidpotentialconfusionit was decided early on that sounding pitches should be notated outside the stave.
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Licensing applications need to be more specific to avoidpotentialconfusionfor prescribers.
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The mental state verb that was used for a particular child was kept consistent across tasks in order to reduce thepotentialconfusionfrom switching verbs across tasks.
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Upright (unsupported) lianas were excluded from the study due topotentialconfusionwith tree saplings.
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There ispotentialconfusionfrom the attempt to group boroughs into the sort of areas that underlie the wording in the clause.
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A change of the language would avoidpotentialconfusion, intentional or otherwise.
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The regulations seem to be characterised by confusion, or at leastpotentialconfusion.
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There is a need to clarifypotentialconfusionabout what money should be handed over by the landlord.
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I also take his point about thepotentialconfusionof funding sources and undertake to write to him on that.
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We will look at that and see if thepotentialconfusioncan be removed.
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This has been accepted by the trade involved in this particular brand line and other interested parties as a sensible step which avoidspotentialconfusion.
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Another important area ofpotentialconfusionis the interface between science studies on the one hand and technology on the other.
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I have a further example to illustrate thepotentialconfusionfacing the administrator.
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Repealing the section will put the matter to rights and remove apotentialconfusionin the legislation.
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I feel that this would clear up anypotentialconfusion.
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Clause 10 is designed to remove thepotentialconfusionover the controls applied to gas from refineries.
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Those are my reflections onpotentialconfusionin the regime.
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This is an area of considerablepotentialconfusionand even conflict.
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Such is thepotentialconfusion, elderly people need to know where they stand.
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