national boundary

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandboundary

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofnationalandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is not to say that anationalboundaryhas no effect.
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We have reached a point in history when these things cannot be considered in isolation on each side of thenationalboundary.
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It crosses everynationalboundary, every political system and every socio-economic group.
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We have taken the geographical ornationalboundary.
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The commercial implications would then be handled in the normal way of any other natural resources within anationalboundary.
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The vast open spaces of the air know nonationalboundaryat all.
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Thenationalboundaryacts effectively as a watershed.
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There is no scientific or veterinary difference—there is simply anationalboundary.
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Those areas, on two sides of thenationalboundary, are clearly connected—many people travel to work across the boundary.
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But we are unique in one aspect; that is, in our contribution to culture, not just within ournationalboundarybut in the world.
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I want to develop that argument in the context of whether there should be a disqualification across anationalboundary.
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We believe strongly that animal welfare cannot stop at anationalboundary.
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There is much social intercourse between the areas and many people travel to work across thenationalboundary—facts of which the administrative proposals take no cognisance whatever.
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Borders are bounded on one side by anationalboundary.
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In some cases radio stations are deemed legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received -- especially when the signals cross anationalboundary.
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The sociolinguist may derive satisfaction from the fact that, at last, we have an international language which provides access across cultures and national boundaries.
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It is simply easier to package content for transmission across national boundaries.
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The advantages of digital delivery are apparent, but unlike traditional publications, digital subscriptions are commonly not housed within national boundaries.
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This coalescence transcended national boundaries and set itself against the social costs of colonial rule.
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One of his main points is about the importance of ideological promiscuity across confessional and national boundaries.
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