legitimate worry

collocation in English

meaningsoflegitimateandworry

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legitimate
adjective
uk
/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/us
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
allowed ...
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worry
noun
uk
/ˈwʌr.i/us
/ˈwɝː.i/
a problem that makes you feel unhappy ...
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(Definition oflegitimateandworryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There islegitimateworryover the fact that the testimony supplied by officers contradicts vital evidence supplied by independent witnesses.
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That is alegitimateworry, and the local authorities appreciate that devolution might have that unfortunate effect.
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Therefore, there is alegitimateworryhere.
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That is a perfectlylegitimateworry.
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North sea cod fishermen have alegitimateworry.
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This is alegitimateworry.
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I undertake to think carefully about the legitimate worries of the press.
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Those are some of the very legitimate worries of the authorities.
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The latest offer of arbitration goes a long way towards meeting the legitimate worries of the teachers.
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It is rather that they have legitimate worries about the impact effect of entry.
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We can say with regard to some things that, de minimis, there will be a £10 million adjustment to meet the legitimate worries of colleagues.
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There is no meeting of minds at all; there is no give whatever to the very legitimate worries which have been expressed here this afternoon.
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I shall deal with the trade unions' legitimate worries about the conditions of the merger.
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That entails weighing the legitimate worries of local residents about the possible effects of development on their environment, against arguments in favour of proposals.
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There are legitimate worries about that on many parts of the route.
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She spoke then of her legitimate worries about a constituent who thought that she was being pressurised by the hospital into giving the kidneys of her son.
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