thoughtful discussion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthoughtfulanddiscussion
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thoughtful
adjective
uk/ˈθɔːt.fəl/us/ˈθɑːt.fəl/
carefully ...
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discussion
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/us/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/
the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas ...
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(Definition ofthoughtfulanddiscussionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofthoughtful discussion
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Thethoughtfuldiscussionof prognosis follows from an organized treatment approach to eating disorders.
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One major contribution of the target article is a stimulating andthoughtfuldiscussionof the concept of context.
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It is athoughtfuldiscussionof different definitions of racism.
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I would welcome sensible andthoughtfuldiscussionwith any group of my constituents.
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I also congratulate those who have contributed so far to our well-informed andthoughtfuldiscussion.
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I have appreciated the lively andthoughtfuldiscussionwe have had in the limited time available to us today.
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However,thoughtfuldiscussionand prosaic negotiation do not make attractive headlines or suit the trumpeting introduction to the television news.
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However, such anomalies are difficult to avoid in a fast-changing world, and they do not detract from the fascinating andthoughtfuldiscussionof the research findings, and their implications.
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It is unfortunate that one case involving large sums of money should have clouded a morethoughtfuldiscussionof the complicated issues.
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I think that all of us who have attended this debate will feel that we have had an extremelythoughtfuldiscussionthroughout.
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The aim is to encouragethoughtfuldiscussionand a love of reading in young people.
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When we are faced with something like this, it is really appropriate to have athoughtfuldiscussionand to make sure that we draw lessons from it.
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Clearly, anyone looking for balance andthoughtfuldiscussionof a serious topic will need to look elsewhere.
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The process often involves emotional identification with reading material, andthoughtfuldiscussion with a professional; as such it is a type of slow reading.
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