major discrepancy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajoranddiscrepancy
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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discrepancy
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/us/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/
a difference between two things that should be ...
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(Definition ofmajoranddiscrepancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmajor discrepancy
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It certainly appears that there may have been amajordiscrepancybetween the ' ideal ' of old age for middle and upper class women and the reality of people's lives.
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The othermajordiscrepancyconcerns the rights of healthcare personnel.
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There is amajordiscrepancyin the new scheme between the right to pay and the right to leave.
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They will be miles apart with a built-inmajordiscrepancy.
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There is amajordiscrepancyhere which should be explored.
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That is amajordiscrepancy.
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There is amajordiscrepancybetween this definition and what one would expect from a backyard composting operation.
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The pattern for the two samples is not identical, but there are no major discrepancies.
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The temperature level is checked once a month and no major discrepancies were observed in the surveillance period.
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This will identify any major discrepancies in the competing bids, in terms of quantifiable differences in areas and numbers, eg parking spaces, games pitches, surplus land and so on.
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In a global village, major discrepancies in the world will not, in the longer term, be tolerated by the poorest section of the village.
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Major discrepancies would have to wait for—and would certainly influence —the next round.
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Clearly there are major discrepancies between what parties can spend nationally and what must be shown on the election returns.
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Some of the discrepancies between regions have disappeared, but there are still major discrepancies between health districts up and down the country.
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Major discrepancies can have undesirable consequences for accident victims, making it difficult for them to assert their rights in court.
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It would not be so easy to deal with major discrepancies.
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At present, we see that there are still major discrepancies.
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They have already revealed major discrepancies of performance between similar health districts and similar authorities.
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The judge chose to disregard major discrepancies between the video and the written evidence.
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He said that the minimum interval of 10 years should be short enough to prevent major discrepancies from remaining too long uncorrected.
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