clear-cut choice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofclear-cutandchoice
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clear-cut
adjective
uk/ˌklɪəˈkʌt/us/ˌklɪrˈkʌt/
clear or obvious without needing ...
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choice
noun
uk/tʃɔɪs/us/tʃɔɪs/
an act or the possibility ...
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(Definition ofclear-cutandchoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, we are not able to make aclear-cutchoiceof relative handedness because the relationship involves several reactions some of which favour one handedness and others the other.
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It is a question of balancing—it is by no means aclear-cutchoice—the difficulties and even the evils.
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I suggest that it would present a confusing picture to the people whom we are asking to vote instead of presenting aclear-cutchoice.
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The opponents of proportional representation may, as they have implied already, say that it would not provide aclear-cutchoicefor the electorate.
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It is a gross over-simplification of a serious issue to pretend to present such aclear-cutchoice.
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I am sure that most homeless people do not become homeless by choice, or at least not by such aclear-cutchoice.
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I believe that they are much more interested in consistency, which can provide a basis for good government, than in aclear-cutchoice.
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Under the simple majority system electors have aclear-cutchoicebetween various candidates and parties whose policies they know and have been able to evaluate prior to the elections.
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There is never aclear-cutchoice.
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We have aclear-cutchoicehere.
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If there are no clear-cut choices, there can only be some amorphous middle ground and no possibility of clear-cut decisions on the part of individual parties.
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