narrow constituency
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnarrowandconstituency
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narrow
adjective
uk/ˈnær.əʊ/us/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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constituency
noun[C]
uk/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/us/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/
one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament ...
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(Definition ofnarrowandconstituencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the face of it, it was anarrowconstituencypoint.
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I mention this not as anarrowconstituencypoint, but as a general point of principle.
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I am not concerned here with anynarrowconstituencypoint of view but with the general principle.
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I see this not as anarrowconstituencyargument but in a much broader context, that of trying to maintain military efficiency.
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They must not be swallowed bynarrowconstituencyinterests.
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It is a long,narrowconstituencystretching from the north to the west midlands and it is not based on a single community.
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This is not simply anarrowconstituencypoint.
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We were told earlier that some of us havenarrowconstituencyinterests.
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We shall oppose it not just fornarrowconstituencyreasons, but because we believe that the whole region will be adversely affected by it.
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I am grateful for the chance to make a brief speech on anarrowconstituencypoint.
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But, regrettably in that sense, these decisions cannot be taken on anarrowconstituencybasis.
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This is important, and goes way beyond mynarrowconstituencyconcern.
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There can be nonarrowconstituencythat automatically entitles one particular group of interests to a seat on the board.
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I recognise that some people will say that we are makingnarrowconstituencypoints.
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I must make anarrowconstituencypoint.
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My concern is nonarrowconstituencypoint.
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They are thus likely to give high priority to the short-term interests of narrow constituencies, at the expense of longer-term social welfare.
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