obvious target

collocation in English

meaningsofobviousandtarget

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obvious
adjective
uk
/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us
/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/
easy to see, recognize, ...
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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition ofobviousandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobvious target

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For the remaining error, noobvioustargetcould be traced from the immediate context.
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Because noobvioustargetcan be traced from the immediate context, the error probably should not be regarded as a movement error.
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Local spending was anobvioustarget.
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This is now anobvioustargetfor the electronic nose which can perform the task more quickly with the added advantage of identifying which bacteria are present.
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A much smaller, but much moreobvioustargetis nonvocational adult education; very small, yet significant.
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It will be anobvioustargetfor them.
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The conveniently placed customers are theobvioustarget.
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Those paying at the higher rate would be theobvioustarget.
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The public sector is necessary, and can be excellent; but there are many things that the private sector can do better, and investing in businesses is anobvioustargetarea.
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Theobvioustargetis this country.
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Theobvioustargetis the young.
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It is anobvioustarget.
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The design of software for more effective use by manufacturing companies is an area that provides anobvioustargetfor piracy.
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Hisobvioustargetis the dealer's shop where he thinks he will find something to suit his fancy.
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History is anobvioustarget.
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I cannot conceive how any local authority would do such a thing, but there it is, and those people will be living beside this clear andobvioustarget.
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The countryside is anobvioustargetfor the illegal disposal of waste, whether it is household rubbish, food and drink containers, or much larger disposals.
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Anobvioustargetfor political reformers, he lost most of his political appointments by 1841.
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Chamberlain got ahead of his men and became anobvioustarget.
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This was an advantage because since it was less extensive it formed a lessobvioustargetfor enemy force to be directed against.
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