serious disagreement

collocation in English

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serious
adjective
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/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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disagreement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/us
/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/
an argument or a situation in which people do not have the ...
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(Definition ofseriousanddisagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The inherent arbitrariness in this procedure has not, so far, led to anyseriousdisagreementover which methods have the smallest error.
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By and large, there seems to be widespread agreement on three issues and someseriousdisagreementon a fourth one.
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The two points which stand out in my mind concerning disagreement—notseriousdisagreementbut disagreement of a limited nature—are these.
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I can say that he spoke for 35 minutes this afternoon without my finding myself inseriousdisagreementwith anything that he said.
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Aseriousdisagreementof this nature must inevitably affect bilateral relations.
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The point ofseriousdisagreementis about when that point will be.
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We hope that there can be noseriousdisagreementon the need for such a safeguard.
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That brings me to perhaps my onlyseriousdisagreementwith the report.
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It was a matter ofseriousdisagreementbetween the two main politicial parties.
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I do not myself think that there is any veryseriousdisagreement.
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There seems to beseriousdisagreementover this.
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There is noseriousdisagreementabout objectives here.
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It is far more important to understand that there is aseriousdisagreementin this country on what ought to be done.
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I believe that there can be noseriousdisagreementthat it is high time that we undertook other equally fundamental reforms.
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On these other matters there is noseriousdisagreement.
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I do not think that there is anyseriousdisagreementnow that all sources of incomes must be included.
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It seems to me there is an underlying reason for the agreement on only a few points and theseriousdisagreementon details.
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I do not think there isseriousdisagreementbetween the two sides on the question of an independent deterrent.
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The report illustrates theseriousdisagreementbetween the professions concerning clinical decisions about the use of behaviour modifications and associated methods.
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In the great conservation debate there is noseriousdisagreementabout our ultimate destination; it is simply on the most suitable way of getting there.
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