vague concept
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvagueandconcept
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vague
adjective
uk/veɪɡ/us/veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed, known, described, ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.sept/us/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofvagueandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofvague concept
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Similarity is a veryvagueconcept, of course.
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It is a mistake to link psychologically a random matrix with the intuitive notion of a 'typical' matrix or thevagueconceptof 'any old matrix'.
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It is not easy to draw conclusions on the empirical relevance of the threshold because the stock of knowledge is avagueconceptand one that is difficult to measure.
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It will soon be time for us to help to graft real flesh and blood on that rathervagueconcept.
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Safety must not be sold merely as a philosophy or as somevagueconceptby exhortation to the worker.
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Usefulness for the consumer is a particularlyvagueconcept.
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We are talking about a breach of an international obligation; that is not somevagueconceptamounting to no more than a disagreement about policy.
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Safety must not merely be sold as a philosophy or somevagueconceptto the worker by means of exhortation.
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At the moment it is avagueconcept.
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In all normal circumstances this must be to the government of the day and not to somevagueconceptof the public good.
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I add my own comment that government byvagueconceptreferendum is not good government.
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But an area of outstanding natural beauty is avagueconcept.
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He should not hide behind thevagueconceptof improved efficiency.
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I merely say that public interest is a veryvagueconceptand people's views of what it constitutes are liable to wide variations.
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Our fellow citizens often see subsidiarity as avagueconcept, but they can certainly appreciate its proper application.
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I think that this is a rathervagueconcept, one that can provoke reactions not appropriate to the situation.
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Unfortunately, we find this a veryvagueconcept.
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For our citizens, austerity measures are not avagueconceptbut the harsh reality of their daily lives.
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Even now it appears to be a somewhatvagueconcept, although apparently recognisable when one sees it.
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It is avagueconceptabout which it would be impossible to have precise statistics.
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