direct interference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandinterference
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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interference
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈfɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone tries to interfere in ...
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(Definition ofdirectandinterferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Nevertheless, it is reported by station journalists thatdirectinterferenceby the government in stateowned media is rare.
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The altered host behaviour might be induced by a moredirectinterferencewith regulation of host behaviour.
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Directinterferencecompetition was not observed.
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We consider this to bedirectinterferencein the internal affairs of the trade union movement.
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It seems to us right that if suchdirectinterferencewith contracts occurs, it should lose its immunity under this subsection.
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It seems to me the most their advocates can expect is not to be subjected todirectinterference.
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The nuclear levy is the mostdirectinterferencewith the market that could be imagined.
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Thisdirectinterference, based on pure political dogma, will create great difficulties in the port transport industry.
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It is adirectinterferencein sport.
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It is adirectinterferencewith the freedom of the citizens of this country.
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Limb (b), however, would amount to a complete reversal of current judicial opinion thatdirectinterferencewith contracts is unlawful in itself.
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That can range fromdirectinterferenceto over-detailed regulations, and burdensome requests for information and statistics and the like.
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I am disturbed by thedirectinterferencewith prices.
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There can be adirectinterferencewith a form of contract and that would be a breach.
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It is adirectinterferencein the running and conduct of independent trade unions.
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Up to that time there had been no orders for cultivation, nodirectinterferencewith the farmers; it was the first case.
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I am not saying that a free-standing company should have a great deal ofdirectinterferencein its day-to-day running.
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That is adirectinterferencein the operational duties of the police.
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We considerdirectinterferencein the election to be unacceptable.
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This would bedirectinterferencewith the land-use planning function of local authorities.
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