neutral attitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofneutralandattitude
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neutral
adjective
uk/ˈnjuː.trəl/us/ˈnuː.trəl/
not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument ...
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attitude
noun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofneutralandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A selection rate over 50% indicated that the variable was prioritized, exactly 50% implied aneutralattitude, and below 50% indicated negative prioritization.
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The nonexpressive faces had aneutralattitude.
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The 'neutral' versions of the tones are thus associated withneutralattitude.
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In 27% of the cases (n = 55) the changes were predominantly positive, in 31% the balance was on the negative side, and 42% of the women had aneutralattitude.
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I feel that the greatest risk attaches even to the permission to abandon thatneutralattitude.
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I have no doubt that the possibility of raising revenue will change local government'sneutralattitudeto most applications.
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I share and support that aim, but it is not consistent with having aneutralattitudeto creationism.
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At the present time we seem to have reversed our attitude; or, at any rate, we cannot take an absolutelyneutralattitude.
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We need to take a moreneutralattitudetowards both renters and owners.
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I take rather a benevolent butneutralattitudetowards it.
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I am not criticising them for taking aneutralattitudeif that is their duty.
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We must see that the media do not take aneutralattitudebut become an active agent of change.
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The choice we have to make is not between giving instruction in religion and just taking aneutralattitude.
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Most people in the country adopt aneutralattitude.
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Are they adopting aneutralattitudeon an issue such as this?
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The whole tendency of his speech was that this country should abandon its role of attempting to take as far as possible aneutralattitude, and definitely take sides.
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This involves looking at whether the writer or speaker has aneutralattitude, which can be seen through the use of positive or negative language.
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The latter preserved aneutralattitude, informing the captain-general of the condition.
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He is a boy of neutral attitudes with whom the audience can identify; in this respect, he represents the everyman.
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