material respect

collocation in English

meaningsofmaterialandrespect

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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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respect
noun
uk
/rɪˈspekt/us
/rɪˈspekt/
admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas ...
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(Definition ofmaterialandrespectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaterial respect

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The working class had not changed in anymaterialrespectbut had realistically adapted a traditional culture to new circumstances.
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Conditional exemption ceases to apply when the owner of an exempt asset fails to observe the relevant undertakings in amaterialrespect.
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The third point is not a drafting point; it is a question whether the words "in amaterialrespect" should be added.
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I understand that his position is different in amaterialrespectbecause he may plead successfully that the jurisdiction of our criminal courts be excluded.
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I have to confess that the amendment is unclear in amaterialrespectas a result of my drafting.
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The two do not differ in anymaterialrespect.
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Thirdly, the trade description must be false in amaterialrespectas regards the goods to which it is applied.
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This action clearly altered the whole situation in a very important andmaterialrespect.
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After all, "in amaterialrespect" is not a clear phrase; it may mean one of two things.
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He says that the words "in amaterialrespect" may mean one of two things.
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There is no question about it that "in amaterialrespect" does not express the matter in a very straightforward way.
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At the present time a trade description applied to goods which is false in amaterialrespectis already an offence.
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Now, the pension proposals in the plan differ in onematerialrespectfrom the proposals governing invalidity benefit and unemployment benefit.
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We have already discussed the pros and cons of "in amaterialrespect".
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The addition of the words "in amaterialrespect" is surely tautologous.
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The law at present makes it an offence to apply to any goods a trade description which is false in amaterialrespect.
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They showed that the description was not false in anymaterialrespect.
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It would be a serious offence to break with the provisions of a charter in amaterialrespect.
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I have yet to meet the man who really got anything out of local government in amaterialrespect.
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In other words, the new service will be the same in everymaterialrespectas that currently on offer.
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