undue reliance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofundueandreliance
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undue
adjective[before noun]
uk/ʌnˈdʒuː/us/ʌnˈduː/
to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, ...
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reliance
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈlaɪ.əns/us/rɪˈlaɪ.əns/
the state of depending on or trusting in something ...
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(Definition ofundueandreliancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It has been pointed out that there appears to be anunduerelianceon technology (43, 34).
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There may well be linguists who will object that the level of analysis which this syllabus proposes is not rigorous enough and that there is anunduerelianceon sociolinguistics.
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Coupled with this problem is the aversion to autopsy felt by many cultures, necessitatingunduereliance being placed upon the limited ante-mortem diagnostic ability of many primary health workers.
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Anunduerelianceon such large firms appears to have acted to the city's disadvantage.
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I am quite sure that a large number of people may well placeunduerelianceon them.
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Shortages of regulars have highlighted the problems which can arise whenunduerelianceis placed on the reserve forces.
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The fact that those matters have come to light calls attention to theunduerelianceon the decency of employers and the integrity of trustees.
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There has also beenunduerelianceplaced on traditional design, without regard to changing tastes or local or national needs.
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I, therefore, am not one and never have been one who placesunduerelianceupon those legal safeguards.
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I would have said that they were due in the main tounduerelianceof individual countries on single cash crop production.
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Nounduerelianceis placed on either source of information.
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I do not think thatunduerelianceis being placed on this method.
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First, the danger ofunduerelianceon specific figures and the need for due regard to past errors is cited.
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That is clearly a more effective use of resources thanunduerelianceon recruiting new people into the profession.
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Possibly a weakness is theunduerelianceupon the licensing system as a means of planning.
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Oil spills have become more frequent following groundings and collisions which may be due, in part, to less exacting training, more crowded waterways andunduerelianceupon electronic technology.
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It seems to me that we must be extremely careful not to placeunduerelianceon the deterrent if that is what is meant by it.
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The differential brings about a distortion in company finance, it encouragesunduerelianceon loan capital as against risk capital, and thus it discourages risk investment.
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His model has been judged as placingunduerelianceon social contacts within work situations for motivating employees.
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