disputed territory

collocation in English

meaningsofdisputedandterritory

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disputed
adjective
uk
/dɪˈspjuː.tɪd/us
/dɪˈspjuː.t̬ɪd/
used to describe something that is the subject of disagreement, especially official or ...
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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 ofdisputedandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This middle ground is thedisputedterritoryinhabited by practicing teachers.
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This was especially so given the fact that, in international law, such royalties could rightly be paid to the government in effective control ofdisputedterritory.
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Until this debate is resolved, the objectives and standards of theoretical modeling and empirical research remaindisputedterritory.
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I emphasise "some observers"because the phrase"disputedterritory" is somewhat controversial.
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We are dealing with what is thedisputedterritory.
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There have since been further clashes in border regions overdisputedterritory.
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I come, therefore, to that muchdisputedterritoryon which a maiden speaker should fear to tread.
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These 45 acres ofdisputedterritoryare privately-owned land.
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The treaty represented a solution to the problem of a very important and muchdisputedterritory.
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I agree that the need is greater for tort, but it is perhaps desirable that we should get rid of thedisputedterritorybetween the actions.
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When you go further and refer adisputedterritoryto arbitration, you are not abrogating the rights and privileges of that particular area.
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A standing example of this fact is the foreshore to the west of the nowdisputedterritory.
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As we know only too well, the problems that arise from a combination of religious and racial factions within adisputedterritoryare difficult to control.
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My noble friend said that the purpose of the agreement is to give joint control over the airport, which is ondisputedterritory.
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So here we have thedisputedterritory.
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The border was fixed with thedisputedterritorydivided between the two nations.
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However, when settlers were being brought to thedisputedterritory, conflict arose.
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The consequence of this situation was claim and counterclaim over thedisputedterritory.
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However, each side was keen to monitor the others' preparations and the air becamedisputedterritory.
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The resultingdisputedterritoryhas an area of 42 hectares.
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