difficult choice

collocation in English

meaningsofdifficultandchoice

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difficult
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/
us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəlt/
needing skill ...
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choice
noun
uk
/tʃɔɪs/
us
/tʃɔɪs/
an act or the possibility ...
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(Definition ofdifficultandchoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdifficult choice

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He faced adifficultchoice.
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It is possible that metacognition does not precede adifficultchoicebut rather, follows or justifies it.
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Assuming that the first 3 questions can be answered in the affirmative, the last one is always adifficultchoice.
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The authors note that when humans are confronted by adifficultchoice, they report feelings of uncertainty.
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That is adifficultchoice.
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It is adifficultchoice.
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We have adifficultchoice.
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It was adifficultchoice.
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There is adifficultchoice.
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It is a verydifficultchoice.
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We should have adifficultchoicethere.
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It is adifficultchoiceto make.
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We had a verydifficultchoice.
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It was adifficultchoiceto make.
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That is not adifficultchoice.
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We have adifficultchoiceto make.
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But it is adifficultchoice.
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It has never been adifficultchoice.
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Companies have to make adifficultchoice.
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The adoption agency is confronted with thedifficultchoiceof emphasizing the negatives or the positives of adopting children from institutions.
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This proposal has confronted my group with adifficultchoice.
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We had a verydifficultchoicebefore us.
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We therefore found ourselves with something of adifficultchoice.
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That is thedifficultchoicethat many councils are facing.
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It was considered and it was adifficultchoice.
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