ambiguous phrase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofambiguousandphrase
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ambiguous
adjective
uk/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/us/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
having or expressing more than one possible meaning, ...
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phrase
noun[C]
uk/freɪz/us/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
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(Definition ofambiguousandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Well meaning, well sounding, vague and ambiguous phrases.
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In both cases, they used ambiguous phrases rather than directly contradicting the truth.
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These deliberately ambiguous phrases ought not to be used.
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I want to be quite certain what is meant, because that can be anambiguousphrase.
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That seems to me to be a veryambiguousphrase.
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A vast amount of case law was built up on anambiguousphrase.
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It seems to me that that is a veryambiguousphrase.
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But "to have regard" is an extremelyambiguousphrase.
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There is anambiguousphrasewhich talks about redistribution.
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It is a rather vague andambiguousphraseand would not in itself be a demand for a special arrangement for power-sharing.
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What does thisambiguousphrase, "particular purposes" mean?
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That appears to be anambiguousphrase.
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How, then, does one determine the original meaning of an originally broad andambiguousphrase?
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The conference produced a legislative agenda intended to destroy environmentalism and promote the wise use of natural resources - an intentionallyambiguousphrasestrategically appropriated from the early conservation movement.
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Ambiguous phrases such as "finding a purchaser"or"selling a property" entitling an agent to commission should be avoided.
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Even so, the judges in our country will be left with difficult decisions on these difficult and ambiguous phrases.
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We should have more detail on these vague, ambiguous phrases.
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Let us get rid of these ambiguous phrases.
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