adequate consideration

collocation in English

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adequate
adjective
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/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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consideration
noun
uk
/kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the act of thinking about ...
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They offer noadequateconsiderationof the political history or policy context.
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Early investment in water withoutadequateconsiderationfor drainage had its own consequences for later patterns of sanitary expenditure.
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I would strongly encourage other composers of interactive works to giveadequateconsiderationto spatial practice, and to take a critical approach to their relationship with the technologies they employ.
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It was not givenadequateconsiderationor fair statement.
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Isadequateconsiderationbeing given to this point?
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Thirdly, hasadequateconsiderationbeen given to the balance of payments possibilities in connection with gas?
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There has not beenadequateconsiderationor consultation with the industry.
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But for the court to be satisfied thatadequateconsiderationhas been given is much more difficult.
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So no one can say thatadequateconsiderationwas not given to the matter.
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The instructions have recently been reviewed to ensure thatadequateconsiderationis given to the needs of industry.
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That is where the industrial and commercial ratepayers have not been receivingadequateconsiderationin terms of the rate.
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I wished to ensure thatadequateconsiderationwas given by the committee to the problem of compensation.
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To avoid that disfigurement of our heritage it is essential to ensureadequateconsiderationis given to promoting diversity.
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But, because it is such a highly complex question, it is necessary to giveadequateconsiderationto the various suggestions which have been made.
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Therefore, although it is important that the technical aspects should be investigated in great depth,adequateconsiderationmust also be given to people's fears.
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I am not sure whether that is anadequateconsiderationwhen we are reshaping the law.
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At the end of last year, a private finance initiative was proposed to break the deadlock, but was dismissed withoutadequateconsideration.
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This is a problem to which we have not yet givenadequateconsideration.
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No report is made public before it has received the commissioner'sadequateconsideration.
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It is there to giveadequateconsiderationto the interests of the consumers of the products of those two great industries.
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