blind prejudice

collocation in English

meaningsofblindandprejudice

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blind
adjective
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/blaɪnd/us
/blaɪnd/
unable ...
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prejudice
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/us
/ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought ...
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(Definition ofblindandprejudicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That shows that it is not mereblindprejudiceof an obstinate bureaucracy.
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Indeed, theblindprejudicethat exists against travelling communities is a shame and should be treated as such.
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Political action is usually a combination of suppressed aggression, a degree of intellectual conviction and an element of pureblindprejudice.
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It would beblindprejudicewere we simply to take what is before us without proper inquiry.
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It isblindprejudiceand, as ever, a desire to cut spending.
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I would call the evidence on which the report is based not even anecdotal, butblindprejudice.
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I fail to see how giving greater choice can be interpreted as an attack on anything, other thanblindprejudice.
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There is noblindprejudicein favour of private capital.
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We must fight against thisblindprejudicefor the good of all people in the country.
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That is right, because the proposition is based onblindprejudicerather than cold logic.
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Why should there be thisblindprejudiceagainst the local authority's direct labour scheme?
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Why is it that in some instances it appears that there is a sort ofblindprejudiceworking against the re-enlistment of these men?
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It isblindprejudiceand dogma—but what else would one expect?
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I stress the word prejudice because attitudes are often based onblindprejudice, partly as a result of ignorance and partly because of professional jealousy.
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I can find no reason other thanblindprejudice.
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I think it really shows great ignorance or veryblindprejudiceon the part of those who use the expression.
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Having done that, he may appreciate that he has no basis for making his assertion, exceptblindprejudice.
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We should not work on that sort ofblindprejudice.
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Is there someblindprejudicewhich benefits the private sector at the expense of the public sector?
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I can see no real objection, other thanblindprejudice, which would prevent it from happening.
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