widespread complaint

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadandcomplaint

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widespread
adjective
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/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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complaint
noun
uk
/kəmˈpleɪnt/us
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There has not been anywidespreadcomplaintabout the hours of opening.
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I pass from this question of price to the equally difficult problem of the quality of house coal, about which there iswidespreadcomplaint.
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I do not believe that moustaches on officers are awidespreadcomplaint.
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I have no evidence ofwidespreadcomplainton this subject.
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First, there iswidespreadcomplaintof the quality of coal in relation to its price.
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As an example, last year we had awidespreadcomplaintabout birds that were being picked up dead.
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I have not heard anywidespreadcomplaintabout the present method of fixing wages.
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I have not heard anywidespreadcomplaintabout it.
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This causes intolerable delay to tens of thousands of people andwidespreadcomplaintwhich is fully justified.
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Is there not considerable dislocation of business andwidespreadcomplaintresulting from the delay?
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I would not say that there iswidespreadcomplaintabout quality.
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I do not think that that is a verywidespreadcomplaint, but to some extent it is one that is always likely to exist.
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A semi-monopoly exists, and there has beenwidespreadcomplaintby motoring organisations and car owners.
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That is awidespreadcomplaint.
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I am not aware of any widespread complaints about delay in payment.
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I have been into this matter and can find no widespread complaints.
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The absence of widespread complaints about local authorities shows that there is now a more enlightened and tolerant view.
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We have heard a good deal today about terrible conditions and widespread complaints.
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There might also be, as a result, widespread complaints, because in one part of the country things might not go smoothly compared with other parts.
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But, at a time when passenger use is increasing, there are also widespread complaints of overcrowding and congestion.
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