one-size-fits-all solution
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one-size-fits-all
adjective
uk/ˌwʌn.saɪz.fɪtsˈɔːl/us/ˌwʌn.saɪz.fɪtsˈɑːl/
mainly US
A one-size-fits-all piece of clothing is designed to fit a person of ...
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solution
noun
uk/səˈluː.ʃən/us/səˈluː.ʃən/
the answer to ...
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(Definition ofone-size-fits-allandsolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Unfortunately, there is noone-size-fits-allsolutionfor any disease.
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So seaside towns also face very different issues; it is clear that there is not aone-size-fits-allsolution.
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There is a real danger in trying to find aone-size-fits-allsolution.
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The facts show conclusively that there is noone-size-fits-allsolution.
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That does not lend itself to aone-size-fits-allsolution.
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The key lesson that we are learning is that there is noone-size-fits-allsolutionto the challenge that we face.
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It is important to remember that we have noone-size-fits-allsolution.
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There can be noone-size-fits-allsolutionin such a complex health economy in one of the western world's major democracies.
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Pubs can come in different sizes, so aone-size-fits-allsolutionto the number of machines allowed in them does not seem logical.
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There is noone-size-fits-allsolution.
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The report says that there cannot be aone-size-fits-allsolution, but at the same time, it closes the door on the possibility that there might be other solutions.
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There is not aone-size-fits-allsolution.
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Another criticism is that many proponents of racial liberalism attempted aone-size-fits-allsolutionto racism in the 1940s.
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