narrow interpretation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnarrowandinterpretation
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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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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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(Definition ofnarrowandinterpretationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnarrow interpretation
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All argue for thenarrowinterpretationof voicing, requiring that what is often thought of as voicing be represented in more than one way.
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The basis for this denunciation may be theirnarrowinterpretationof the concept of ecological information.
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The most important of these was a lack of inter-departmental co-operation, an unsympathetic and unhelpful attitude among staff, and anarrowinterpretationof government guidelines on training and grants.
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That is rather anarrowinterpretation.
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But the courts have adopted a verynarrowinterpretationof "in pursuance to".
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If it were anarrowinterpretationof the minutiae of the litigation, our concern would be less.
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That is anarrowinterpretationof the way in which the financing of this scheme could be done.
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It is a verynarrowinterpretation.
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The word "unlawful" is capable of clear, precise andnarrowinterpretation, based on statute and common law.
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Thenarrowinterpretationof captive has led some magistrates' courts to decide, for example, that kicking a hedgehog is not an offence.
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They have also rightly supported the original,narrowinterpretationof that treaty, which severely limits what is permissible beyond the stage of pure research.
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Another grievance is thenarrowinterpretationwhich is put upon the word "replacement" by certain of these collectors.
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They are bound by an extremelynarrowinterpretationof their duties; they are not bound by mood.
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I plead for some wider and less strict andnarrowinterpretationof those words.
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We risk a far toonarrowinterpretationof value for money.
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That has lead to a verynarrowinterpretationof what is a charity.
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I reject thatnarrowinterpretationof nursery education.
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It is thisnarrowinterpretationthat must be called into question if we genuinely want to address asylum-related issues.
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That strikes me as a verynarrowinterpretation.
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From the beginning we made it clear that we would not stand on anynarrowinterpretationof the rules.
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