benign form

collocation in English

meaningsofbenignandform

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benign
adjective
uk
/bɪˈnaɪn/us
/bɪˈnaɪn/
pleasant ...
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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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(Definition ofbenignandformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbenign form

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It is, of course, abenignformof deception, but one voluntarily accepted.
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That was a relativelybenignformof pollution through coal.
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In its mostbenignform, a deflagration may simply be a flash fire.
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Regardless of its cause, thebenignformtypically does not require medical treatment.
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It is the most commonbenignformof soft tissue tumor.
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Madelung also described abenignformof lipomatosis, characterized by symmetrical deposits of adipose tissue in the area of the neck, shoulder girdle, arms, and upper trunk of the body.
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The inclusion of this motif should be interpreted in its most pure andbenignform, as a token of wellbeing, as it was intended when the building was constructed.
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Most significantly, cutting our output of global greenhouse gases and developing benign forms of energy would be a powerful signal to the developing world.
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A number of possible forms of securing benign forms of energy, as they are apt to be called, are less fashionable today than they were seven or eight years ago.
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Solar energy and other benign forms of energy can only contribute a small percentage to our demand for power.
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This communication may take the form of propaganda, or more benign forms such as citizen diplomacy, individual interactions between average citizens of two or more nations.
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