false choice

collocation in English

meaningsoffalseandchoice

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false
adjective
uk
/fɒls/us
/fɑːls/
not real, but made to look or ...
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choice
noun
uk
/tʃɔɪs/us
/tʃɔɪs/
an act or the possibility ...
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(Definition offalseandchoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffalse choice

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That position represents afalsechoice.
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That is afalsechoicefor two reasons.
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However, those people are posing afalsechoice.
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I believe that to be a completelyfalsechoice.
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In our judgment, that is an entirelyfalsechoice.
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The electorate was presented with afalsechoice—between higher taxes or poorer services.
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This is afalsechoicebecause, in reality, we need both.
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We have to move away from thefalsechoicebetween punishment and prevention.
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I think that this argument, as it is constantly put, presents an entirelyfalsechoice.
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It is afalsechoiceat the moment because treatment is not being provided.
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My contention is that this is afalsechoice; and the arithmetic bears me out.
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Those who offer thatfalsechoiceprove why vocational education has often failed.
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Thefalsechoiceoften posed, as between higher education and vocational education, is damaging and dangerous.
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We no longer need in this country afalsechoicebetween new and old industries, between manufacturing and services.
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It is not only a one-way choice but afalsechoicemade without knowledge of the facts.
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That is an irresponsible and dangerousfalsechoice.
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I believe not only that that is afalsechoice, but that it is deliberately misleading in the context of the present public debate.
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Well, that's afalsechoiceand quite frankly it's a destructive one.
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In a nutshell, the notion of separating the social from the economic issues is afalsechoice.
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We have been presented with afalsechoicein the debate; that choice states that people can have either welfare to work or benefits—that is all that is available.
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