obvious error
collocation in Englishmeaningsofobviousanderror
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obvious
adjective
uk/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/
easy to see, recognize, ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈer.ər/us/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofobviousanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofobvious error
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I think that some of us are inclined to reproach ourselves because we did not see anobviouserrorin the drafting.
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I take the view that it would only be likely to upset the determination in cases ofobviouserror.
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Where there is anobviouserror, surely it stands to reason that that error should be rectified at the earliest possible opportunity.
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I am glad to have this opportunity of correcting what was anobviouserrorin that speech.
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It would very much increase the confidence of the public if they knew there was an appeal in cases ofobviouserror.
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When they had a thoroughly impossible case to defend, they committed theobviouserrorof attacking the opposing attorney.
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Theobviouserroris that the word should have been "beer".
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That is anobviouserror.
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We consider that such action can now be brought only if the applicant shows bad faith by a council, corruption or anobviouserroron the face of the record.
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Anobviouserrortook place which changed the outcome of the game.
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Yet to confuse phenomenology and ontology is anobviouserror.
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There is anobviouserrormade in the first half of this episode.
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Quality assurance specialists also carefully monitored informed consent procedures and checked responses for consistency and obvious errors.
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The text itself has not changed, apart from a few corrections of obvious errors and spelling mistakes.
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There are also some obvious errors of transcription.
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Obvious errors plague the tables, such as columns and rows inconsistent with their marginals or the false precision that 21 per cent of 17 divorce cases were for adultery.
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This may have been an error in typing or writing, but, at any rate, these obvious errors were there.
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