legitimate objection

collocation in English

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legitimate
adjective
uk
/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/us
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
allowed ...
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objection
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈdʒek.ʃən/us
/əbˈdʒek.ʃən/
the act of expressing or feeling opposition to or dislike of something ...
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(Definition oflegitimateandobjectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That seems to me to be alegitimateobjection.
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It is difficult to see whatlegitimateobjectioncould be raised against the amendment.
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It was alegitimateobjectionand it added to the difficulties.
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But we pointed out to them that we could not regard this as alegitimateobjection.
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We have met everylegitimateobjection, we have satisfied every legitimate interest.
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Alegitimateobjectionto the proposals would be the fear of excessive bureaucracy and additional expense.
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We are appalled at the sheer cost oflegitimateobjection.
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I am not now concerned with the first—which was a perfectly reasonable andlegitimateobjection.
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That is alegitimateobjection, but does it not show that urgent action is needed to deal with the structure of local government?
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That is a perfectlylegitimateobjection.
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But there would be serious andlegitimateobjectionto the continuance during the coming year of a rigid system of control on the lines of that which has hitherto prevailed.
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But to my mind, leaving out the question of expense, a morelegitimateobjectionis that this clause provides only for sending boys to these places for three months.
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I hope that he has come prepared to answer at least one otherlegitimateobjection—perhaps objection is too strong a word, so let me say.
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There is a furtherlegitimateobjectionin that this is a hybrid tax, partly income-related and partly not so, with all the complexities that that involves.
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There are legitimate objections to the slippage.
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Surely we can find a more effective way of allowing legitimate objections without disruption and interminable delay.
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It is scandalous that public money should be used in such a way to avoid legitimate objections.
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It removes many legitimate objections by local authorities.
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If the amendment is not accepted, could the ombudsman overrule a complainant's legitimate objections about confidential documents and acquire them anyway?
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