accusation of bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaccusationandbias
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accusation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of ...
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bias
noun
uk/ˈbaɪ.əs/us/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofaccusationandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I cannot accept theaccusationofbiasin any circumstances.
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I will deal with theaccusationofbiasbecause this is the central point that we must clear up.
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It would be wrong to go into the pros and cons, because of the threat of thisaccusationofbias.
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The sciences generally recognised as dealing with these problems include—in alphabetical order, so that there shall be noaccusationofbias—anthropology, criminology, demography, economics, educational research, psychology and sociology.
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These include reports of difficulties with publications and career development, as well as accusations of bias.
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Accusations of bias and corruption seem completely misplaced.
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I can see a great deal of lobbying of county councillors on individual cases, leading perhaps to highly undesirable accusations of bias and the like.
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There would be accusations of bias and it would be difficult to operate.
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I take comfort from that, because so long as accusations of bias can be levelled it is a pretty sure sign that the unbiased norm must still be there.
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Accusations of bias based on political agenda sometimes accompany scientific criticism.
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This focus gave rise to accusations of bias.
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Even today, though, the most conscientiously objective journalists can not avoid accusations of bias.
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Graham adds that he gets a lot of vitriol from users personally with accusations of bias or censoring.
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Not all accusations of bias are political.
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