simple phrase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsimpleandphrase
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simple
adjective
uk/ˈsɪm.pəl/us/ˈsɪm.pəl/
easy to understand or do; ...
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phrase
noun[C]
uk/freɪz/us/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
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(Definition ofsimpleandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsimple phrase
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For multi-word utterances, the syllable structure is embedded in asimplephrasestructure.
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In utterances involving more than one word, asimplephrasestructure was used as the overarching structure.
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Onesimplephrasemust be applied here: the function creates the body.
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I would prefer to see thesimplephraseand to leave out those words.
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That is asimplephrase, but it is difficult to define.
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He might want to look at more aspects than would be conveyed in thesimplephrase"pay due regard to" the recommendations and the report.
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Why cannot we use thesimplephrase"or by the side of the road" as is the case in (d).
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I should have thought that asimplephrasesuch as the latter could be added to this subsection in order to allay those fears.
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That may seem easy enough to assess, but such asimplephraseusually conceals more than it reveals.
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He can clear away the whole of this business by accepting this short andsimplephrase.
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All that we desire here is the insertion of thissimplephrase.
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It is asimplephrase, and that is all that is required.
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We need to think about just what is involved in thatsimplephrase.
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For us, internationalism is summed up in asimplephrase: a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
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Asimplephraselike "the freedom not to join a trade union", taken at face value, means "freedom"for the individual and"anarchy" for the trade union.
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That is asimplephrase, rather modestly framed, but there lies behind it quite a lot of important history.
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That was the principal reason why this merchant ship captain was practically deprived of his command, to use asimplephrase—his owner was informed that it was not.
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I do not know why he did not use thatsimplephrase, but that is what he seemed to be saying, albeit in a fairly convoluted fashion.
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Male songs are asimplephraseof 5 to 7 notes.
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Some use asimplephraseor fact as a trigger for a longer list of information.
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