tempting target

collocation in English

meaningsoftemptingandtarget

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tempting
adjective
uk
/ˈtemp.tɪŋ/us
/ˈtemp.tɪŋ/
If something is tempting, you want to do or ...
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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition oftemptingandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Organized labor provided atemptingtargetfor this new strategy.
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It was atemptingtarget.
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It does not represent atemptingtargetfor anyone.
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They are less vulnerable, in my opinion, and therefore a lesstemptingtargetfor pre-emptive attack once they are deployed from their bases.
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Basque's resources of iron, coal, steel and chemicals were atemptingtarget.
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This provides atemptingtargetfor both the striking batsman, and fielders alike.
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But whatever high valuation it may have is atemptingtargetfor thieves.
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Another possibility is that it was simply atemptingtargetwith many vital supplies but virtually indefensible.
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Lupin keeps watch on a young woman whose jewels make atemptingtargetfor a gang of thieves.
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Made up of two small freighters and a large transport and accompanied by two destroyers, the convoy was atemptingtarget.
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They used a shop mannequin or other doll dressed as atemptingtarget, such as an officer.
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Thetemptingtargetof a realistic papier-mch head was raised above the parapet on a stick running in a groove on a fixed board.
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They will be the most tempting targets for air attack.
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But we present one of the most tempting targets in the world to air attack.
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However strong the store may be, nothing would be really impregnable, and the stores would be most tempting targets for any wrongdoer.
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They are indeed tempting targets, likely to be thought of as peripheral to those who believe that they can spend the money in a more effective way.
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Most aircraft were clustered together on open runways, presenting tempting targets.
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The areas of science that enjoy the greatest prestige at any moment are the most tempting targets for appropriation by pseudoscientists.
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With elephants still being used to carry commanders on the battlefield, they became even more tempting targets for enemy artillery.
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Her radar picked up tempting targets, but bad luck continued to dog the ship's efforts to make contact and launch attacks.
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