amicable relations

collocation in English

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amicable
adjective
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/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/us
/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/
relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a ...
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relation
noun
uk
/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards ...
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The two families share a veryamicablerelation.
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Com members assumed that the amicable relations between the two regimes assured them of a de facto dual citizenship. 19.
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Although the lord admiral's ruffled feathers were quickly smoothed and amicable relations restored, tensions remained among their subordinates.
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I shall do everything possible to bring about amicable relations in the industry as speedily as possible.
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It is no good talking about amicable relations between landlord and tenant.
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How right, indeed, it is to say that peace in industry does not depend upon one side but upon amicable relations between both sides.
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Difficulties may be put in the way of amicable relations between the child support officer and the person he is seeking.
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We enjoy the most amicable relations with the manufacturers, who are doing everything possible to help us in this matter.
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They have come to amicable relations but there is, unfortunately for them, a disturbing factor.
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In that way sometimes very amicable relations can be produced.
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It would do more than anything to restore amicable relations between the nations of the world.
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I understand that this system prevails in private yards, and that it has resulted in very amicable relations and given great satisfaction to the men.
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But fear is not the same thing as amicable relations between nations.
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That situation does not make for amicable relations inside a house, and it also grievously deters other potential lessors from letting.
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It is of the utmost importance in agriculture, especially when it is so liable to depression, that there shall be amicable relations between all the parties con-corned.
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I understand, too, that there are agreements between district branches of the union and district employers' organisations covering wages and conditions, and that amicable relations exist between the two sides.
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I hope that nothing will be done to allow political considerations, as has been the case in the past, to interfere with trade and amicable relations.
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Such wide-sweeping investigations further ostracized the men and disrupted the amicable relations of the community by exacerbating the hostility and discrimination.
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Those residents who had not fled the fighting reported amicable relations with the rebel units occupying the town.
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The term was intended to identify and characterize a diplomatic policy which establishes and maintains amicable relations with neighboring states.
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