neutral territory

collocation in English

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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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territory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country ...
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(Definition ofneutralandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Interviews were short, informal, unscheduled, and took place onneutralterritory.
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It is crucial then to understand the terrain vague not as an empty,neutralterritory, but as a rich field of invisible social and natural operations.
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It only means that there is noneutralterritory, no ' view from nowhere ' where we can stand when we try to evaluate various perspectives.
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It occupies a territory in between, a kind ofneutralterritory, in the hope that it will appeal both to children and to adults.
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He has agreed to relief fights from aneutralterritory, subject only to occasional inspectionen routeto make sure that the planes are not carrying in arms.
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Experience has shown that such problems are best solved on what might be described asneutralterritory away from the daily round of political pressures.
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This country has a long history of providingneutralterritoryfor the peaceful resolution of conflicts through negotiations.
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A visa, or even the promise of a visa if a refugee reachesneutralterritory, is apparently regarded as giving an assurance of safe conduct to this country.
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Some of these tracks were used by many iwi and were consideredneutralterritory.
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Similarly, the points "f" and "g" areneutralterritory.
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He was the first to make it toneutralterritory.
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Three other pilots landed inneutralterritoryand were interned.
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In that case the point is said to be "neutralterritory".
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The winner would take control of the prizedneutralterritory, and the war will end.
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These were thought therefore in ethics to occupyneutralterritory, and were denominated "adiaphora".
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This sound is non-threatening and often used when two big cats encounter each other onneutralterritory, or between courting pairs.
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For simplicity in this instance it is assumed that three teams of different strengths are involved in a small friendly tournament onneutralterritory.
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In conclusion, "a" isneutralterritory.
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Ral said he was given the mission of informing the world of humanity's origins in anticipation of the return of these extraterrestrials by building a residential embassy inneutralterritory.
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