cautious attitude

collocation in English

meaningsofcautiousandattitude

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cautious
adjective
uk
/ˈkɔː.ʃəs/us
/ˈkɑː.ʃəs/
Someone who is cautious ...
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attitude
noun
uk
/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us
/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofcautiousandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcautious attitude

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In general, the reports reflected acautiousattitudetoward overly optimistic pronouncements.
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It is likely that such cases have contributed to the somewhatcautiousattitudein many regions and municipalities.
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However, such modest progress is not perhaps surprising considering the magnitude of the innovation and the fact that nurses often combine a desire to be progressive with acautiousattitude!
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This explains their extremelycautiousattitude.
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Some of us adopted acautiousattitudeto that approach.
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I think most wisely, a verycautiousattitudein these matters.
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He must immediately have known that the weather was very bad and adopted an exceedinglycautiousattitude because of the special instructions given to him.
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However, we do know that in broad terms the police have acautiousattitude.
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So we have deliberately adopted acautiousattitudetowards making new criminal offences.
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I have met responsible people on both sides, and at the most they adopt a verycautiousattitudein regard to this treaty.
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There are indications of a morecautiousattitudeon the part of industry.
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I most strongly advise acautiousattitude.
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It is right also, however, to take a slightlycautiousattitudeto the implementation; to make sure that one has the details right in these cases before extending the scheme.
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So long as that remains the case, it must be in the interests of this country and the world that this country retains acautiousattitudetowards rather quick-solving solutions.
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Boober almost always expresses a nervous,cautiousattitude, and displays hypochondriac tendencies (he is apparently allergic to dogs) and he expresses deeply ingrained superstitions.
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Inflation, thecautiousattitudeof the consumer, and the energy crisis are uncertainties facing the industry.
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He speaks in very pious, grandiose declarations, but appears to have acautiousattitudetoward the potential of humans.
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Thiscautiousattitudecontinued to prevail even after the creditors' policy eased.
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