disproportionate attention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdisproportionateandattention
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disproportionate
adjective
uk/ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔː.ʃən.ət/us/ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.ət/
too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance ...
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attention
noun[U]
uk/əˈten.ʃən/us/əˈten.ʃən/
notice, thought, ...
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(Definition ofdisproportionateandattentionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The role of fetal asphyxia has receiveddisproportionateattentionbecause of the limited understanding of genetic, infectious, metabolic and endocrinologic mechanisms of brain damage.
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Inevitably, some kinds of animals and some kinds of habitats have attracteddisproportionateattentionin this respect.
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The arrest rates do not justify thedisproportionateattentionpaid to those sections of the community.
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It is that the special matters mentioned in that category receivedisproportionateattentionfrom the tribunal.
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So, for social reasons, we need to pay perhapsdisproportionateattentionnow to the education and training opportunities for women.
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It is contended thatdisproportionateattentionhas been given by the aid-trade provisions to the larger and more prosperous areas of the third world.
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What was "very serious and grave"last week is now apparently"receivingdisproportionateattention".
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The danger of this amendment is that in time it could cause courts to givedisproportionateattentionto consultation.
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It is inevitable that a few of the cases brought before the courts have attracteddisproportionateattention.
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The third trait of the culture is egoism a term similar to that of ego-mania meaningdisproportionateattentionplaced on one's own endeavours.
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