complete discretion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcompleteanddiscretion
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complete
adjective
uk/kəmˈpliːt/us/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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discretion
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈskreʃ.ən/us/dɪˈskreʃ.ən/
the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping ...
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(Definition ofcompleteanddiscretionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This impliescompletediscretionat the national level.
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Because they were inherently unimplementable as written, at least in large measure, they effectively permitted nearlycompletediscretion.
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Under the new arrangement, the president enjoyed almostcompletediscretionconcerning budgetary decisions.
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Within the limits, adjudication officers and tribunals will havecompletediscretion, without any guidance on how to exercise it.
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The statutory procedures already provide for public local inquiry by an independent commissioner withcompletediscretionas to the recommendations he should make.
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He will continue to havecompletediscretionto decide on his work, with the freedom to report exactly as he sees fit.
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Clearance programmes are matters for individual housing authorities who havecompletediscretionin the exercise of their statutory duties.
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I consider that a local authority's rent rebate scheme should cover all its tenants but at present each authority hascompletediscretionon rent rebates.
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They havecompletediscretionto do what they like with their general reserve fund.
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Would that problem not be eliminated if the judge hadcompletediscretionto stop the use of a tape recorder if it proved distracting?
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There should becompletediscretionfor the court to deal with the offence on its merits.
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It will be impossible for me to agree to remove the duty from local authorities and to leave themcompletediscretion.
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They will havecompletediscretionto take into account the various circumstances they consider germane to the reasonableness or otherwise of a proposed increase.
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They will havecompletediscretionas to what measure they will bring forward and what will be embodied in those measures.
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Local authorities at the moment havecompletediscretionon rent rebates.
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Local authorities havecompletediscretionin this matter.
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Surely it is right that the court hascompletediscretionin these matters.
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Yet we are talking about a situation in which local authorities havecompletediscretionwhether to adopt a scheme.
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Our expressed concerns were somewhat pushed aside, but we were assured that as the trustees would havecompletediscretionand flexibility, all would be well.
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