alien concept
collocation in Englishmeaningsofalienandconcept
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alien
adjective
uk/ˈeɪ.li.ən/us/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
relating to creatures from ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.sept/us/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofalienandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His constant gazing at a big wristwatch puts him in a different cultural frame with analienconceptof time.
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I know that it is analienconceptthat we should even consider denationalisation.
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This is all because of the introduction of analienconceptof unfair industrial practice.
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Let us not support thealienconceptof a national lottery.
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We should reject thealienconceptof privacy.
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Compulsory voting is not an unproven,alienconcept.
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It is important to understand that efficiency should not be analienconceptto a caring profession.
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I am sorry that that is analienconceptto him.
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An entirelyalienconceptis now being introduced.
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Not to elect our representatives to this place would be analienconceptto us.
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If accepted, it would incorporate into law an entirelyalienconcept.
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What is analienconceptis the idea that the only reason for having a referendum is that it was in the manifesto.
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Although it is true that retrospective legislation in substantive criminal law is regarded as analienconcept, that is not altogether true when dealing with matters of procedure.
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Compulsion would be analienconceptin the law on charities as it has developed over the centuries and, some might say, anathema to the principles of charitable giving.
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Proportional representation is also analienconcept.
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Voting on party lines is not analienconceptto the electorate of today.
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It is not somealienconcept.
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After the genericalienconceptwas finalized, each of the effects coordinators worked with a specific actor.
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