sort of anomaly
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsortandanomaly
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sort
noun
uk/sɔːt/us/sɔːrt/
a group of things that are of the same type or that share ...
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anomaly
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈnɒm.ə.li/us/əˈnɑː.mə.li/
a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore ...
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(Definition ofsortandanomalyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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An unresponsive infant with somesortofanomalywould make it more difficult for a caregiver to adopt an effective socialization strategy.
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This is thesortofanomalywhich is thrown up by the system of investment grants.
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There was no machinery for quick action and quick correction of thatsortofanomaly.
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This is thesortofanomalywhich needs to be put right, and we need time to do that.
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Is not this thesortofanomalywhich prevents the law from being held in the high respect it should be?
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That is thesortofanomalywhich occurs under the present system.
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It is only by slipping through the net of the system of taxation that thatsortofanomalyis allowed to exist.
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Is it not time to end thissortofanomalyand to cut out this red tape?
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That is thesortofanomalywhich we have created.
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Thatsortofanomalyis even greater than those which would be created by omitting the clause altogether.
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This is thesortofanomalywhich is unacceptable to us to-day.
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If thatsortofanomalyis extensive, as some of us believe, it should be rectified.
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That is thesortofanomalywe would run into, and there are plenty of others that would most certainly be created.
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I am sure that thissortofanomalywill come as something of a shock to the ordinary man.
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Thatsortofanomalyis inherent in the system, but there is a criticism which goes deeper and which needs consideration.
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In any petition one finds thatsortofanomaly.
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On what possible grounds can thissortofanomalybe defended?
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One can see thesortofanomalythat will be created.
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It would give rise to thissortofanomaly.
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Thissortofanomalyshould be to a certain extent evened out.
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