admission of failure

collocation in English

meaningsofadmissionandfailure

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admission
noun
uk
/ədˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/ədˈmɪʃ.ən/
the act of agreeing that something is true, ...
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failure
noun
uk
/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us
/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition ofadmissionandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Assistance from social services and voluntary organisations is tantamount to anadmissionoffailureand a signal to those being cared for that they have become a burden.
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Most importantly, this would be anadmissionoffailurewhich would amount to kowtowing to the financial sector.
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The wording of the treaty almost constitutes anadmissionoffailure.
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Instead of a frankadmissionoffailure, he has smugly tried to justify his actions since he has been in his present office.
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I think that was anadmissionoffailure.
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It was anadmissionoffailurealmost with regard to adequate distribution.
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They are abandoning that system and that is anadmissionoffailure.
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Legislation is a failure and anadmissionoffailure.
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Let us be clear about one thing then: asking for international assistance, ladies and gentlemen in government, is not anadmissionoffailure.
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That is anadmissionoffailureand tantamount to filing our petition in bankruptcy in world affairs.
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Apart from all else, when a school suspends or expels a pupil, it is anadmissionoffailureby the school.
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Segregation is very important, but it is anadmissionoffailure.
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The statement that we have just heard will be regarded by many as anadmissionoffailureand a simple repetition of pious hopes.
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But is this not anadmissionoffailure?
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If that is all that we can do with teenagers, it is anadmissionoffailure.
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A rising prison population is not a sign of success, but anadmissionoffailure.
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The very admission that they want to bring in permanent control in peace time must be anadmissionoffailure.
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If it is more than minimal, it represents an extraordinaryadmissionoffailureby the party opposite.
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There has been no hint of self-criticism oradmissionoffailureor an apology for the bad advice that they gave.
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I have no doubt that the opponents of disinterested management take that as anadmissionoffailure.
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