extent of discrimination

collocation in English

meaningsofextentanddiscrimination

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extent
noun[S or U]
uk
/ɪkˈstent/us
/ɪkˈstent/
area or ...
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discrimination
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˌskrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌskrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, ...
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(Definition ofextentanddiscriminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Not enough is known about theextentofdiscriminationfor legislation to be brought forward at this stage.
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I can describe my experiences in day-to-day life that illustrate theextentofdiscriminationfaced by disabled people, day in and day out.
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In housing, too, there is much factual material which shows us theextentofdiscrimination.
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It is difficult to assess theextentofdiscrimination, because many disabled people are frightened of making a fuss.
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That is the kind of statistic which brings home to people theextentofdiscriminationat the present time.
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We are also considering research into the nature andextentofdiscriminationagainst older workers.
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There is a lot of research evidence, both domestic and international, about theextentofdiscriminationin the labour market.
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Theextentofdiscriminationby religious bodies is potentially unlimited.
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They found when they went into individual cases that theextentofdiscriminationwhich had been alleged did not exist.
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