one-sided picture

collocation in English

meaningsofone-sidedandpicture

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one-sided
adjective
uk
/ˌwʌnˈsaɪ.dɪd/
us
/ˌwʌnˈsaɪ.dɪd/
If a competition is one-sided, one team or player is much better than ...
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picture
noun
uk
/ˈpɪk.tʃər/
us
/ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/
a drawing, painting, ...
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(Definition ofone-sidedandpicturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofone-sided picture

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And the result is, of course, a sharplyone-sidedpicture.
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We must create not aone-sidedpicturebut a balanced picture which will provide the right mix of environmental benefits and economic growth.
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Secondly, the presentation of alcohol to society, particularly in advertisements and the media, should be modified to produce a lessone-sidedpictureof its effects.
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The problem with smoking is that if we leave it to the tobacco companies, consumers—especially young consumers—get aone-sidedpicture.
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Any such estimate would present a veryone-sidedpicture.
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If we concentrate only on matters that are the subject of inquiries, aone-sidedpicturecould be presented of health services in the west midlands.
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I cannot help thinking that it was a somewhatone-sidedpicture.
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I must point out that they are becoming increasingly worried about theone-sidedpicturethat has been presented in this case.
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One speaker after another, intent on praising the attractions of his own constituency, has tended to give a somewhatone-sidedpictureof the way in which the industry is developing.
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Of course, we get thatone-sidedpicturepainted in our publications largely because of the fear of the law of libel which hangs over every author and every newspaper producer.
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