casual observer

collocation in English

meaningsofcasualandobserver

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casual
adjective
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/us
/ˈkæʒ.uː.əl/
Casual clothes are not formal or not suitable for ...
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observer
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈzɜː.vər/us
/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/
a person who watches what happens but has no active part ...
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(Definition ofcasualandobserverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, even though the asymmetry is focused on the medial incisors, it would not have been visible to thecasualobserver.
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Since it improves, acasualobserverwill conclude that a climate commitment particularly benefits rural households.
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To thecasualobserver, the most striking difference is the color.
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The result that the value of is lower in the east than in the west may surprise acasualobserver.
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To thecasualobserver, the mipakati may appear a form of organisational decentralisation consistent with the liberal prescription for civil society.
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The mechanics of physical delivery can be confusing to thecasualobserver.
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To thecasualobserver, these developments provide evidence of the reach of scientism.
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Nothing here, thecasualobservermight remark, to touch on national health policies, and certainly nothing that might destabilize their fundamental values and principles.
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To thecasualobserverthey appear to be part of an occupational community based on a paternal culture of company-sponsored welfare.
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Acasualobservermight think that nothing much has happened and that nothing much has changed, but that is far from the truth.
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Although things may look unpleasant to thecasualobserver, they are not really so bad.
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The consequences are apparent to the mostcasualobserver.
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Nocasualobserverof our pronouncements and activities over the past six months could think that our policy is confined to quiet diplomacy.
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Likewise, it is self-evident to the mostcasualobserverthat the quality of county roads has deteriorated steadily over the past 10 years.
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Acasualobserverof the football scene might have gained the impression that everything is progressing steadily towards conversion to all-seater football stadiums.
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Without that, it would have been palpable to the mostcasualobserverthat the children were ill-nurtured and underfed.
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Anycasualobserverreading the title of the instrument would not immediately recognise it as an attempt to bring back a form of capping.
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