undue weight
collocation in Englishmeaningsofundueandweight
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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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weight
noun
uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofundueandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such an approval grantsundueweightto the private judgment of the individual who inflicts the sanction.
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If this deflation is not done, the quantities corresponding to high-inflation seasons will receiveundueweightin the annual quantity index.
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Third, we estimate (1) in per capita terms to help reduce heteroskedasticity and to avoid placingundueweighton the observations from a few high-population countries.
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A registered inspector would be unlikely to giveundueweightto possibly malicious criticisms voiced at a meeting where teaching staff are unable to respond.
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Insisting that one of the commissioners shall be a psychiatrist will give his opinionundueweight.
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Accordingly,undueweightshould not be placed on the figure for any single year, or upon the apparent change between one year and the next.
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I think a littleundueweighthas been given to this question.
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In my opinion, that is giving anundueweightand importance to the second preference votes cast for the bottom candidate in the election.
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Authorities may well argue that this would placeundueweighton guideline figures which hitherto have been.
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Representation from parents and teachers is of crucial importance, but, if it becomes too large,undueweightwill be placed on their points of view.
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I regret to say that it will mean puttingundueweighton them, but it will have to be.
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A lot ofundueweightis being given to formalities here.
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Undueweightis given to a section of the public that owes its presence in our legislature to an accident of birth.
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Is it the case thatundueweightis attached to smartness on parade and turn-out?
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However, we must not giveundueweightto one section at the expense of others.
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The provision to applyundueweightto a failure to report for fingerprinting is equally lacking in natural justice.
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It will inevitably giveundueweightto minority parties.
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I make that point only in passing, asundueweighthas been given to some of the surveys.
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At present, its effectiveness depends on givingundueweightto police evidence.
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In essence, both of my noble friends were expressing anxiety thatundueweightwill be given to the appreciable scarcity test.
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