arbitrary date

collocation in English

meaningsofarbitraryanddate

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arbitrary
adjective
uk
/ˈɑː.bɪ.trər.i/us
/ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
based on chance rather than being planned or based ...
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date
noun[C]
uk
/deɪt/us
/deɪt/
a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and ...
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(Definition ofarbitraryanddatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They ask one to differentiate, at somearbitrarydate, between the number of operatives one has aged above 18 and under 18.
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I am merely making the point that there is a discrimination between one local authority and another determined by a purelyarbitrarydate.
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They have given us anarbitrarydate—namely, 1662.
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I am quite certain that it cannot be done by anarbitrarydate.
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It knows that the cash is required by anarbitrarydatebecause he has said so.
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Some fairlyarbitrarydatehad to be chosen, and 10 years seems not unreasonable.
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It is all a question of thearbitrarydate.
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Why should anarbitrarydatealter the conditions?
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Further, a policy which forces tenants to leave their homes on anarbitrarydatecan put increased burdens on local authorities by increasing homelessness.
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It is perfectly true that it is anarbitrarydateto some extent.
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It is not anarbitrarydatein the generally accepted sense: it is related to something.
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It seems to me that this is anarbitrarydateto fix for disqualifying accountants who are not members of the learned bodies.
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We get this completely illogical differential, which is not necessitated by any rule, but is a purelyarbitrarydatechosen for convenience.
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What is the effect of thearbitrarydatethere?
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I quite agree that in some senses it is anarbitrarydate.
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The fact that they fall short of thearbitrarydateby a few days, or a year, is economic nonsense.
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I would not stress that but at any rate it is anarbitrarydate.
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One has to choose anarbitrarydate, which can always be altered by another place.
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Because of thearbitrarydateon which the cash target was based, many councils were placed in difficulties.
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If we were to end prison remands at anarbitrarydatebefore the proper local authority facilities were available, we should only make matters worse.
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