neutral stance

collocation in English

meaningsofneutralandstance

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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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stance
noun[C]
uk
/stɑːns/us
/stæns/
a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly ...
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(Definition ofneutralandstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofneutral stance

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Few reviewers tried to take aneutralstanceand only a minority of the critics confined themselves to a discussion of the historical part.
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Baumann is exceptional in insisting on a morallyneutralstance.
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In the face of all this, it is impossible to preserve aneutralstance.
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It underestimates the serious problem of drugs, on which it takes an almostneutralstance.
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It is not enough just to sit back, adopt aneutralstanceand hope that justice will flourish.
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We have adopted aneutralstanceat all times in our dealings with the company.
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But where the safety of the public attending entertainment is at risk, we really cannot take such aneutralstance.
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I believe that the commission should have abandoned its politicallyneutralstanceand come out firmly in favour of local democratic control of education.
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We will not achieve that aim if we take aneutralstanceto teaching unfounded theories alongside evidence-based science.
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There is aneutralstancebelow grant-related expenditure.
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The report's allegedlyneutralstancetowards different alternative energy sources does not bear close examination.
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We therefore take aneutralstance.
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First, despite the outcome of the inquest the report appears to take aneutralstancebetween fact and fiction, even when subsequent information clarified matters beyond peradventure.
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They adopt aneutralstance.
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Around 1956 this firm stand against the regime began to wither in favour of a moreneutralstanceand conditional loyalty.
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As of this date, the military maintained itsneutralstanceand the secretary general explained that the government continues to respect this stance.
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Most races initially adopt aneutralstancetowards the player, unless they ambush the player in between star systems.
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At other events police take a moreneutralstance, simply monitoring proceedings.
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