acute observation

collocation in English

meaningsofacuteandobservation

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acute
adjective
uk
/əˈkjuːt/us
/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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observation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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(Definition ofacuteandobservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No doubt that was due to my own lack ofacuteobservation.
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I hope that he will continue to examine this matter very closely with an open mind and with his usualacuteobservation.
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That was a typicallyacuteobservation, as large minorities who have the capacity to cause trouble and disruption are often, though not always, treated with some respect by governments.
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They show anacuteobservationof differences in accent, vocabulary, dress, drinking habits and even table manners.
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Many of her books demonstrateacuteobservationof family life, revealed with sensitivity and humour.
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Its humor comes, as the best humor does, from anacuteobservationof human nature.
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He owed his reputation to his mechanical tact andacuteobservationof the symptoms of dislocations.
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I think she has incrediblyacuteobservationof people and wonderful poetry in her writing.
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His strengths included his compelling narrative skill and his powers ofacuteobservationand graphic description.
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With this came theacuteobservationof physical and psychological reality which formed the ground both for his immense popularity and for his frequent problems with his religious commissions.
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The new approach to representation can be observed in several aspects, primarily in its realism andacuteobservationof the small details of the man's appearance.
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