rarified atmosphere
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrarefiedandatmosphere
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rarefied
adjective
uk/ˈreə.rɪ.faɪd/us/ˈrer.ə.faɪd/
(of air) with ...
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atmosphere
noun
uk/ˈæt.mə.sfɪər/us/ˈæt.mə.sfɪr/
the mixture of gases around ...
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(Definition ofrarefiedandatmospherefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The new idea of taking advantage of therarifiedatmosphereof the stratosphere for long-distance flying is one worthy of consideration.
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It is not very impressive when it is trotted out in therarifiedatmosphereof this debate.
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His is a rather more human court than the other courts, with theirrarifiedatmosphere, can be.
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Let us get down to what happens in real life and not in therarifiedatmosphereof the courts.
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This is a kind ofrarifiedatmosphereinto which they never enter.
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This is an order which in thisrarifiedatmosphereseems eminently reasonable.
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Therefore, we now find ourselves in ararifiedatmosphere.
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We are not concerned about a code containing a set of rules that will permit artificial examinations in therarifiedatmosphereof the courts some months after the event.
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There are cases in which there is a more or lessrarifiedatmospherethat would be none the worse for a good dose of vocational oxygen.
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At this point we move from therarifiedatmosphereof the historical background of backgammon and crown and anchor to the more mundane subject of the "one-armed bandit".
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Consequently, for protection against therarifiedatmosphere, the pilot wore a full-body pressure suit.
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