material breach

collocation in English

meaningsofmaterialandbreach

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material
adjective
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the ...
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breach
noun[C]
uk
/briːtʃ/us
/briːtʃ/
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, ...
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(Definition ofmaterialandbreachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaterial breach

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Phrases such as "serious consequences"and"materialbreach" should be examined carefully in the light of how they have been used in the past.
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Who, in the event of a discussion about what is or is not amaterialbreach, will have the final say?
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It amounts to what it says: amaterialbreach.
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It did indeed talk about a "furthermaterialbreach", a "final opportunity", and "serious consequences".
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There was amaterialbreachbefore 1441, and there is amaterialbreachnow.
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Aside from the particular definition in paragraph 4, amaterialbreachhas to be something serious.
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Operational paragraph 4 makes it clear that amaterialbreachis a failure of disclosure and other failure to comply—there are two parts.
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There will be disagreements over what is meant by amaterialbreach, and there will be matters of interpretation.
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This would amountprima facieto amaterialbreachof the treaties entitling us to suspend their operation.
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Failure to comply and co-operate fully would be a furthermaterialbreach.
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It said that he was inmaterialbreach, and that this was a final opportunity.
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Secondly, who decides and what happens if there is amaterialbreach?
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That is amaterialbreachof its international law obligations.
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That brings me to the second question: who decides and what happens if there is a furthermaterialbreach?
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I should like his opinion on the term "materialbreach".
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Paragraph 4 of the resolution makes it clear how that omission can lead to amaterialbreach.
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Does it define precisely what is meant by "materialbreach"?
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That in itself, incidentally, is amaterialbreach.
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Paragraph 4 therefore defines in general terms what a furthermaterialbreachwill consist of.
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However, the question that we must ask is whether amaterialbreachhas occurred.
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