abundance of caution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabundanceandcaution
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abundance
noun[S or U]
uk/əˈbʌn.dəns/us/əˈbʌn.dəns/
the situation in which there is more than enough ...
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caution
noun
uk/ˈkɔː.ʃən/us/ˈkɑː.ʃən/
great care ...
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(Definition ofabundanceandcautionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Out of anabundanceofcaution, let us revisit the charge of vitiating legislative authority.
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We are acting out of anabundanceofcautionin a wholly precautionary way.
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I emphasise that these steps are being taken out of anabundanceofcaution.
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It may be that this has just been inserted from anabundanceofcautionor there may be some specific purpose.
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I have already made the point that we are acting out of anabundanceofcaution.
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I appreciate that there is a slight danger in including, out of anabundanceofcaution, words which may not be necessary in a statute.
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It may be said that we are acting with what the lawyers describe as anabundanceofcaution.
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What is being done is done out of anabundanceofcaution, based on assessments of theoretical risk.
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I emphasise that those steps are being taken out of anabundanceofcaution.
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It is anabundanceofcaution, if you like, to seek that that power shall be taken and exercised by the airport authorities.
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In that case the provision was included out of anabundanceofcaution.
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This is anabundanceofcaution.
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The only reason for the subsection is simply to put that matter out of any doubt and out of anabundanceofcautionto indicate that it is evidence.
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The station's owners sought to resolve the terms of a potential time brokerage agreement and made the request out of anabundanceofcaution.
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