significant disagreement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantanddisagreement
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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disagreement
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/us/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/
an argument or a situation in which people do not have the ...
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(Definition ofsignificantanddisagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Attempts to specify the exact nature and scope of divine attributes are notorious for being the grounds ofsignificantdisagreement, and omniscience is no exception.
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The literature on this topic revealssignificantdisagreement.
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These give rise tosignificantdisagreementeven among conscientious human moral agents.
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Conversely, welfare recipients exhibitsignificantdisagreementwith these values.
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However, as is often stressed, one should take care not to allow this superficial agreement to obscure the verysignificantdisagreementthat may occur deeper below the surface.
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There is no denying that there wassignificantdisagreementwithin the farming sector; concerns were also expressed in the food industry.
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In this case there was nosignificantdisagreementbetween them.
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There issignificantdisagreementabout how health care and utilities tend to recover.
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Foreign policy is still largely the domain of the member-states however and there has beensignificantdisagreementbetween members.
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Within the chiropractic community there are significant disagreements about vaccination, one of the most cost-effective public health interventions available.
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The election was as much a contest of favorite sons as it was a conflict over policy, although positions on tariffs and internal improvements did create some significant disagreements.
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