vague notion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvagueandnotion
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vague
adjective
uk/veɪɡ/us/veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed, known, described, ...
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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(Definition ofvagueandnotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofvague notion
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We contend that all that is necessary is avaguenotionof whether the economy is getting 'better' or 'worse'.
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In this way, the range of permitted segmental adaptations is clearly defined and thevaguenotionof ' close ' sound is given a much more precise, testable definition.
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Fourthly, the distinction between levels is not at all clear, often referring to avaguenotionof 'complexity' of the transaction.
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Making such a requirement helps us to sharpen avaguenotionslightly more because it is now policy relevant.
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Thus, instead of referring to avaguenotionof 'good ecological status', it is crucial that we ensure that freshwaters do not deteriorate.
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That is a rathervaguenotionand it could place responsibility on a licensee for public property over which he has no control.
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It cannot be done on a tenuous,vaguenotionof what it means.
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It is not avaguenotion.
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It is a somewhatvaguenotion.
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Only rarely did we discuss the influence of buildings on people, relying mainly on vague notions like how 'inspiring' a space might feel.
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Experts at best have vague notions about the relative importance of regions on the graphs but do not have a defined metric.
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Views on race relations included vague notions of assimilation and cultural pluralism.
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Unbelievable poverty, inter-clan fighting and ethnic tensions, compounded by corruption at all levels in regions entertaining vague notions of autonomy and partition are its overriding features.
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Traditional grammars often begin with these rather vague notions of the grammatical functions.
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He does not plan anything at all, usually starting with an opening image, a closing image, and a few vague notions for the things that happen in between.
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However, his contributions at the time have been cited as examples of vague notions of clade recognition, phylogenetic transcendentalism unsubstantiated by data, and misleading simplification of a complex reality.
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