blanket condemnation

collocation in English

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blanket
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/us
/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/
including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group ...
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condemnation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.dəmˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.dəmˈneɪ.ʃən/
the act of condemning something ...
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(Definition ofblanketandcondemnationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When people have successes, it is not particularly encouraging to them to get the kind ofblanketcondemnationwhich is all too often made.
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I do not think that anybody has madeblanketcondemnationof all of them.
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The motion'sblanketcondemnationof all the developments since 1979 is unfair and unjustified.
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Blanketcondemnationof these countries does not appear to be constructive.
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The danger is that the whole issue will be debated as part of ablanketcondemnationor approval of the permissive society.
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It is ablanketcondemnationof targets as a means of centrally controlling or directing public investment.
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Certainly there is not ablanketcondemnationof those who sail under these flags.
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There was none of thisblanketcondemnationof the unions as being the sole cause of inflation.
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It is still much too early to applyblanketcondemnation.
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We must be careful aboutblanketcondemnationof the mullahs.
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That is ablanketcondemnationof decent people.
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So it is inappropriate to give ablanketcondemnationor approval of permissive legislation.
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Nor is it just ablanketcondemnationof flags of convenience.
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The terms ofblanketcondemnationin which the motion has been written are disappointing and uncharacteristic of the alliance generally and of its public face.
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This is not ablanketcondemnationof comprehensive schools.
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His attitude towards police, for instance, is a simplified, stylizedblanketcondemnation, even to individual policemen who make an effort to steer the trio clear of troublesome situations.
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It captures the subtleties and the horror of sin, as well as the gentle power of love and forgiveness, without making or insinuating blanket condemnations against one group.
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