rogue element
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrogueandelement
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rogue
noun[C]
uk/rəʊɡ/us/roʊɡ/
old-fashionedhumorous
a person who behaves badly but who you ...
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element
noun
uk/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofrogueandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Or would therogueelementstill trade in defiance of the law?
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I recognise that there is a need to take a tougher stance with therogueelementof the diving community.
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But introduce arogueelement, an unfair advantage to one port, and immediately every other port is put at a grave disadvantage.
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Is it not equally important to good landlords for the smallrogueelementto be dealt with through schemes such as this?
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The sanction exists for therogueelementwho might not co-operate, but the assumption is that people will be willing to come forward and help.
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What if there is arogueelement?
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Butrogueelementwithin is a possibility, he said.
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They have questioned the loyalty of certain elements of the security services by calling them "rogue elements".
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The security forces are very much aware of that threat and that from rogue elements within loyalism.
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There are rogue elements in the security forces.
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I think it is a very alarming prospect that we could have rogue use by a rogue state selling nuclear technology to rogue elements.
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It is not surprising, therefore, that the public have severe reservations about the activities of those sectors of the industry that are prone to exploitation by rogue elements.
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He denied this, claiming instead that only a few rogue elements in the military were involved.
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