constructive comment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconstructiveandcomment
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constructive
adjective
uk/kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/us/kənˈstrʌk.t̬ɪv/
If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or ...
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comment
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkɒm.ent/us/ˈkɑː.ment/
something that you say or write that expresses ...
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(Definition ofconstructiveandcommentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One hesitates to offer either condolences or would-beconstructivecomment, but at the same time it would not be helpful just to smile, nod, and turn away.
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Allow me also to make aconstructivecommentand indicate which, in our view, should be the minimum priorities: climate change, energy, waste and bio-diversity.
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The consultations of last year were wide-ranging and drew muchconstructivecomment.
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I did not hear one word ofconstructivecommentor one suggestion as to how their problems could be solved.
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My last comment on the report before turning to moreconstructivecommentis on the subject of subsidiary companies.
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There is a great deal ofconstructivecommentand constructive lobbying of which no notice whatsoever is taken.
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He did not make oneconstructivecommentnor did he offer a single proposal.
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Have we heard one word ofconstructivecommentfrom them?
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As usual, there has been a mixture of informed andconstructivecomment, and other comment which it would be kindest to characterise as unhelpful.
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I anticipate, however, that it will meet some of the concerns that have been expressed to us and will encourageconstructivecommentin other areas.
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That is not a veryconstructivecommentto make in a debate of this kind.
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I should be sorry if in discussing this issue the tone ofconstructivecommentwere completely submerged in despondency.
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They throw away their cheap remarks and ensure that the only voice that is heard is noise withoutconstructivecomment.
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So far, they have had very littleconstructivecommentto offer to the debate.
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Those draft orders received muchconstructivecommentand criticism in an attempt to achieve the desired result.
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We asked for full discussion, forconstructivecomment, for alternative views and for practical experiments to test ways of improving air quality.
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That is not a critical but aconstructivecomment.
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I care about that and about a blinkered attitude which just shouts down a perfectlyconstructivecomment.
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Constructivecommentis always welcome.
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We heard noconstructivecommenton the central question which bedevilled the committee's deliberations—the real question of who would prevail in the event of a dispute.
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