constant complaint
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconstantandcomplaint
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constant
adjective
uk/ˈkɒn.stənt/us/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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complaint
noun
uk/kəmˈpleɪnt/us/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofconstantandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The often-cited, inferior quality of 'spec-built' housing (sometimes turning into slums) has been aconstantcomplaint.
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It is aconstantcomplaintin my area.
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There was aconstantcomplaintabout lack of resources.
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It is also aconstantcomplainton the part of the men.
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Aconstantcomplaint, echoed in the report, is that there is far too little training.
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They spend time eating, sitting, sleeping and boredom is aconstantcomplaint.
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Aconstantcomplaintfrom county councils and management agencies is the problem of tying in late joiners.
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It has been theconstantcomplaintof every authority that the system of rating was very bad indeed.
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Our commuter trains offer a constantly diminishing service, while the local bus service is a source ofconstantcomplaint.
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It is aconstantcomplaintof modern manufacturers that they are finding skill shortages, even now, when there is a large pool of unemployed.
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It is aconstantcomplaintand difficulty there that a man never knows what he is entitled to or what he is going to get.
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Another factor in connection with the establishment of factories is theconstantcomplaintthat industrial concerns shun areas where rates are high.
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Moreover, it has been aconstantcomplaintof the shipbuilders this year that the steelmakers have been unable to honour to the full extent the authorisations.
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The mostconstantcomplaintor criticism or observation which women make when questioned about their experience in labour is that they had insufficient relief in childbirth.
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Since the abolition of stock relief, it has been theconstantcomplaintof the industry that it has been at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.
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I cannot understand theconstantcomplaintthat taxes are spent on such items, nor the complaint that the number of people engaged in the public sector grows year by year.
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The dust kicked up by the many travelers was aconstantcomplaint, and where the terrain would allow it there may be between 20 to 50 wagons traveling abreast.
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