blanket coverage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofblanketandcoverage
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blanket
noun[C]
uk/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/us/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/
a flat cover made of wool or similar warm material, usually used on ...
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coverage
noun[U]
uk/ˈkʌv.ər.ɪdʒ/us/ˈkʌv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
media
the reporting of a particular important event ...
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(Definition ofblanketandcoveragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That provision providesblanketcoverage.
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That is hardlyblanketcoverage.
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We want to really seeblanketcoverage.
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That is why we went forblanketcoverage.
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The proposed amendment would remove theblanketcoverageof the introduction of new plants.
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If we introduceblanketcoverage, we will open up a hornet's nest.
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A significant proportion had experienced ageism directly in employment, and a large majority favoured the introduction of legislative protection against age discrimination, withblanketcoverageirrespective of age.
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It was our concern, while recognising that theblanketcoverageof counties presented difficulties, not to endanger the red squirrel.
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The categories withblanketcoverageare security and intelligence, law and order and confidences of the citizen.
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If so, again you would have to have reinforcements, or even satellite stations, to make sure that there isblanketcoverage.
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It is bound, in my judgment, where there isblanketcoveragelike this, to have a deleterious effect on industrial relations.
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They giveblanketcoverageof a whole ward or village by sending out school-leavers, who would be otherwise unemployed, to distribute them free.
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However, they were adamant that such consideration would be given only on a case-by-case basis and on a case's individual merits, rather thanblanketcoverage.
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We believe that aid should be redirected towards the areas that require assistance, rather than being provided in the form ofblanketcoverage.
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The tribunal will be considering a licensing scheme, not an individual case of infringement, and such schemes in their nature will have ablanketcoverage.
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I hope that the emphasis on entertainment will not be such as to lead toblanketcoverageof sport which discourages people from going out and participating directly.
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There are many small businesses in this country which will undoubtedly go out of business if there is ablanketcoveragefor the national minimum wage.
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One of the factors we must bear in mind is that to spread resources more thinly byblanketcoveragewould lessen considerably the value of conservation areas generally.
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The tax is often designed withblanketcoverageand large exceptions for things like food and clothing.
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