comprehensive ban
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomprehensiveandban
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comprehensive
adjective
uk/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv/us/ˌkɑːm.prəˈhen.sɪv/
complete and including everything that ...
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ban
noun[C]
uk/bæn/us/bæn/
an official order that prevents something ...
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(Definition ofcomprehensiveandbanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We therefore support acomprehensivebanon these tests.
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They are keen to achieve acomprehensiveban.
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We still hope that we shall get agreement about acomprehensiveban.
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It is a ground-breaking measure, which introduces acomprehensivebanon tobacco advertising and sponsorship.
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We certainly wish to have acomprehensivebanwhich will cover all tests of all sorts.
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That is why we are introducing acomprehensivebanon tobacco advertising and sponsorship.
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There is also need for an effective andcomprehensivebanon advertising.
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We must intensify our efforts and work towards acomprehensivebanon such devices.
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This is now the only point that stands between us and thecomprehensiveban.
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Thereafter, a morecomprehensivebanwas introduced in 2010.
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We want not to hurt sport, but to ensure that we have acomprehensivebanon sponsorship and advertising.
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If the political will is there, this could logically be extended to acomprehensivebanon nuclear testing.
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Many reluctant states were persuaded by the promise that acomprehensivebanon nuclear testing would soon be forthcoming.
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We know that only if we introduce acomprehensivebanwill we make a real impact on smoking.
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It is not enough to assert that seismological means are already adequate to verify acomprehensiveban.
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The amendments would try to rejig that by building in the defences even before introducing thecomprehensiveban.
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It is the only chance that this country has of acomprehensivebanthat will save lives and avoid serious injuries.
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Surely, therefore, the first and essential step is to convert the partial test ban treaty into acomprehensivebanon all nuclear tests.
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In 2003, acomprehensivebanon the cultivation of the opium poppy came into effect.
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You could either have acomprehensivebancovering tests in all environments, including underground, or you could have a ban in the atmosphere and under the sea.
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Does this not indicate that one of his reasons for not signing thecomprehensivebanis to carry out further experiments, some of which may be more dangerous?
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