constant repetition

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandrepetition

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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repetition
noun
uk
/ˌrep.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌrep.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
the act of doing or saying ...
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(Definition ofconstantandrepetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Moreover, byconstantrepetitionof the brilliance of her work it has become sacrosanct, to the extent that any criticism of it is invariably quashed.
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Constantrepetitionby the broadcast media, together with constant ringing from cell phones, shortens their lifespan as melodic ringing tones in comparison with non-melodic ones.
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Constantrepetitionmakes poor workers unnecessarily ignorant.
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It is only byconstantrepetitionthat one can hope to make any impression.
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The mere announcement of the tax four years ago, and theconstantrepetitionof it since, has inhibited investment.
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There wasconstantrepetitionof the theme that if the training initiative is to succeed, better links are needed between schools and industry.
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The message of safety is one which will bear repetition and needsconstantrepetitionif it is to be effective.
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It is not byconstantrepetitionor by asking one's friends to repeat the argument that one makes any impression.
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Constantrepetitionof wrong statistics does not make them right.
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Due to thatconstantrepetitionthere is much ill-feeling both within and outside council chambers throughout the country.
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I must correct that statement and theconstantrepetitionof something that is not true.
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However, theconstantrepetitionin the newspapers disturbs the soldiers and their families.
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Instead, there has been theconstantrepetitionof old dogma—the dogma that if we leave it all to market forces everything will be all right.
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We hearconstantrepetitionof the mantras about respect for people.
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It is remarkable how certain phrases, byconstantrepetition, become part of popular folklore.
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I suppose it has just dropped into its place and byconstantrepetitionhas been taken as conveying many interpretations.
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These measures genuinely help local government—unlike theconstantrepetitionof tired and implausible claims about cuts and underfunding.
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Debt has been repaid and unemployment reduced to such an extent that one statistic bearsconstantrepetition.
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How can he equate that with hisconstantrepetitionof the theory that the workers of this country are pricing themselves out of jobs?
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That way of operating is implemented by a process ofconstantrepetitionof their proposals.
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