Collocations withgrievance

These are words often used in combination withgrievance.

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genuine grievance
There is no doubt that administrative problems have caused genuine grievance and aggravated the concerns of many people.
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legitimate grievance
Both claimed a legitimate grievance against those who stood in the way of a thorough-going conversion and justified violence in terms of divinely sanctioned retribution.
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local grievance
I prefer not to mention them, but it is a local grievance which can be met by a local remedy.
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long-standing grievance
This is a long-standing grievance of the agricultural worker, and we decided to give priority to the situation in the industry.
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personal grievance
This is not a personal grievance of mine.
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redress of grievance
The matter was investigated under the normal redress of grievance procedures and resolved to the satisfaction of the victim by means of a public apology.
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sense of grievance
Their sense of grievance was 'aggravated' when they heard that the head jobbers had been paid a bonus.
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specific grievance
I hope that speedy measures will be taken to tackle the specific grievance that those farmers brought to us today.
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