excessive caution

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandcaution

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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caution
noun
uk
/ˈkɔː.ʃən/us
/ˈkɑː.ʃən/
great care ...
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(Definition ofexcessiveandcautionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcessive caution

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This article charts a middle course betweenexcessivecautionon the one hand and boldness on the other.
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One of my rural deans told me that, if anything, clergy err on the side ofexcessivecaution.
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I also feelexcessivecautionwas exercised when deliberating on the admissibility and implementation of hydro-electric projects.
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We must respect the precautionary principle, butexcessivecautionmust be substantiated by the results of research.
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I cannot be certain why it was included, possibly as long ago as 1954; perhaps at that time there wasexcessivecaution.
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It will be amply repaid by future economies through the obviation of unnecessary pollution control measures which are imposed through inadequate knowledge andexcessivecaution.
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Does this suggestexcessivecautionor commercial myopia?
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This is not to say that their use of it should be inhibited byexcessivecaution, that their approach should be negative.
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Is it possible that his ratherexcessivecautionin this case is due to some fear that local authorities, if paid in full, may abscond?
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It was put down only throughexcessivecaution.
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I should like to ask how much isexcessivecaution?
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I have no doubt that mistakes were made, and that there wasexcessivecaution, as in many other countries.
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It is a recipe for the kind ofexcessivecautionwhich will inevitably lead to larger and earlier charges against the ratepayers.
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Does he see no blemish whatsoever in the societies, in, for example,excessivecautionin their lending policies?
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Excessivecautionin spending on new initiatives would be silly, but we must not be afraid to evaluate expenditure and to monitor performance.
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It is clear then that while the effect of lower oil prices is far from straightforward, there is no need for theexcessivecautionwhich this amendment seeks to impose.
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They flowed from the period of opportunity when the councils could allow certain capital projects to go forward which had previously been held back byexcessivecautionand inhibition.
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One gets the impression that the system is overloaded, that there is a backlog of retained papers, of records which have accumulated year after year because ofexcessivecaution.
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It seems to me that it is theexcessivecautionof so many of our returning officers, rather than the question of the amount, which is to blame.
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The plaintiff will be arguing that he must be properly compensated and protected; the defendant will argue that prudence is not the same asexcessivecaution.
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