alleged failure

collocation in English

meaningsofallegedandfailure

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alleged
adjective
uk
/əˈledʒd/us
/əˈledʒd/
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have ...
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failure
noun
uk
/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us
/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition ofallegedandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Investment and theallegedfailureof investment has been discussed.
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He blames thatallegedfailureupon the lack of planning.
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It refers also to anallegedfailureto announce new provisions for higher education.
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What, then, of theallegedfailureto "take adequate steps to recruit sufficient teachers"?
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But there are other causes than theallegedfailureof the capitalist system for unemployment.
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When there is any move to criticise anallegedfailure, perhaps one should look at other failures.
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This concerned theallegedfailureof an architectural practice properly to carry out design, supervision and administrative functions.
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The danger is that with central government committed to targets,allegedfailureto achieve those targets is seen by central government as defiance.
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Many complaints are concerned with theallegedfailureof pilots to keep to the correct routes rather than the noise they create.
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So far as possible let us have no sterile apportionment of blame for this or that mistake, for this or thatallegedfailureof perception.
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This consensus should be emphasised, deepened and built on rather than being tested to breaking point by assertions about theallegedfailureof the embargo.
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The club cited hisallegedfailureto develop young players as their reason for his dismissal.
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None of the cases ofallegedfailureto observe the regulations which have come to our notice since 1961 have been substantiated and no prosecutions have been undertaken.
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He has the power to investigate complaints about the actions of a health authority involving anallegedfailurein service, or failure in service provision or maladministration.
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Advocates for the homeless sued the mayor over anallegedfailureto provide proper medical treatment to homeless children.
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The coverage focuses onallegedfailureto perform on the part of, financial loss caused by, and error or omission in the service or product sold by the policyholder.
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At the hearing on the order to show cause concerning contempt the judge will take evidence from both sides concerning theallegedfailureto comply with the court order.
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