kind of mentality

collocation in English

meaningsofkindandmentality

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kind
noun[C]
uk
/kaɪnd/us
/kaɪnd/
a group with similar characteristics, or a ...
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mentality
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/menˈtæl.ə.ti/us
/menˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
a person's particular way of thinking ...
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(Definition ofkindandmentalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofkind of mentality

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It is extremely difficult to settle with thatkindofmentality.
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That is an amazing state of affairs, but it is characteristic of thekindofmentalitywhich is concerned with the government of that country.
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The people in the valleys do not share those values or possess thatkindofmentality.
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That is thekindofmentalitythat we are dealing with.
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It apparently takes a certainkindofmentalityto exploit unhappiness, whether it be caused by an unplanned pregnancy or dissatisfaction with one's appearance.
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I ask you: whatkindofmentalityproduces such an idea?
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Let me give one short example of thekindofmentalitywhich nice, kind journalists have.
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In any case we need to keep thatkindofmentalityoutside our social services.
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That is thekindofmentalitythat is bred by the current attitudes.
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A machine-readable passport is no defence against thatkindofmentality.
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Thatkindofmentality, that condition of mind, that outlook, absolutely amazes and startles me.
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Ministers will not find it easy to deal with people with thatkindofmentality.
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They can attract the right kind of response, they can attract the rightkindofmentalityin our everyday life, but of themselves they are not enough.
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She wrestles with her own right-wingkindofmentalitybecause she's all about enforcing the law and doing what the system tells you.
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Acts of body and speech are, then, the end products of particular kinds of mentality.
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