watchful eye

collocation in English

meaningsofwatchfulandeye

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watchful
adjective
uk
/ˈwɒtʃ.fəl/us
/ˈwɑːtʃ.fəl/
paying careful attention and ready to deal ...
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eye
noun[C]
uk
/aɪ/us
/aɪ/
one of the two organs in your face that are used ...
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(Definition ofwatchfulandeyefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwatchful eye

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Improving one's teaching lends itself to master classes, as one hones one's craft under thewatchfuleyeof experts.
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This could be avoided by keeping awatchfuleyeon the size of the exposed heart and keeping the preload constant at all times.
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Hiswatchfuleyespies the kernel of the poem.
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Lexicographers will need to keep awatchfuleyefor each revision of their work.
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It was finally read under the supervision of awatchfuleyein a vast room which was not the location of the volume.
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The idea was to move labor grievances from the streets to the courts and boardrooms under thewatchfuleyeof state functionaries.
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Herwatchfuleyewas stimulated by both films and paintings.
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Awatchfuleyeshould be kept on such patients for secondary haemorrhage.
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These uniformed groups were believed both to imbibe and to embody 'good citizenship' through the practice of outdoor living under thewatchfuleyeof middle-class camp leaders.
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It is natural that the multinationals are keeping awatchfuleyeon the added value being created here – and that is considerable.
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Therefore, we must keep awatchfuleyeon the content of this future agreement, particularly as regards the level of public aid.
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Finally, we should be acutely aware of the fact that the citizens keep awatchfuleyeover the system.
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Here, too, we must keep awatchfuleyeand take a constructive approach to this process.
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We must keep awatchfuleyeover the balance between the institutions.
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We shall of course be keeping awatchfuleyeon this matter in future annual follow-up reports.
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I also agree as to the very great importance of keeping awatchfuleyeto prevent the present foulness of land increasing.
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There are three reasons why we should keep awatchfuleye.
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Just one competitive service remains—and that under thewatchfuleyeof the traffic commissioners, who have clearly issued their final warnings to the operator.
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In spite of the promises and assurances that awatchfuleyewould be kept on them, they have gone up in many cases.
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One hears very little about what goes on, unlike the old approved schools which used to have governors going in and keeping awatchfuleye.
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