lack of autonomy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofandautonomy
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autonomy
noun[U]
uk/ɔːˈtɒn.ə.mi/us/ɑːˈtɑː.nə.mi/
the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and ...
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You might call my attention to mylackofautonomy, the inauthenticity of my happiness.
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Alackofautonomymay also signal the removal of a desire for dominion, which is the state ownership of a territory.
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Suchlackofautonomyraises problems for us in the attribution of personal responsibility, for instance.
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Norms and conventions have previously been used to constrain agent behaviour but lead to problems with alackofautonomyand stability respectively.
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In particular,lackofautonomyand poor acceptance by clinical oncologists are significant.
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Thus,lackofautonomywith peers would be expected to predict decreasing popularity over time.
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At the same time, however, their surrender to situational pressures has been taken to indicate negative dispositions, such aslackofautonomy, empathy, or ethical fiber.
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Therefore, despite the contribution of the landowner, in terms of inputs,lackofautonomyon the part of the tenant in this partnership explains the inefficiency of sharecropping.
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This juxtaposition of self-induced harm with moral unworthiness leads to another kind of slippage where dependence, or alackofautonomy, associated with choice becomes suspect.
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Because of thatlackofautonomy, suspicions will arise even when there are no grounds for them.
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First, many speakers have referred to the allegedlackofautonomy.
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Poverty, illiteracy, disease, unemployment,lackofautonomy, dependency, and the violation of the most fundamental rights, are a reality for the majority of women in the developing world.
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Discrimination against women has led to theirlackofautonomyand authority.
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He sought escape because he could not live with the unethical activities demanded of him, and he also chafed under alackofautonomy.
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