common complaint

collocation in English

meaningsofcommonandcomplaint

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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complaint
noun
uk
/kəmˈpleɪnt/us
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofcommonandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommon complaint

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Painful shoulder is acommoncomplaintin the older person.
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The mostcommoncomplaintwas pain, which can be severe (grade 3 -4) and dose limiting.
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The mostcommoncomplaintabout the product was that it came in a solid stick form.
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It is acommoncomplaint.
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This is acommoncomplaint.
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That is acommoncomplaint.
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Moreover, both writers adopt acommoncomplaintof the colonizer by condemning the colonized for their constitutional indolence.
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That has been acommoncomplaint.
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This is acommoncomplaintin every city and town.
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The distortion of our speeches is a verycommoncomplaint.
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However, that is acommoncomplaintthese days.
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That is acommoncomplaintabout all modern legislation.
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It is thecommoncomplaintof all shipowners.
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That is the general substance of a verycommoncomplaint.
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That was acommoncomplaintin prewar days.
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It is acommoncomplaintthat the trouble with atheists is that they are pathologically obsessed by something they don't even believe exists.
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This is acommoncomplaintvoiced by social workers, probation officers, police, magistrates and others.
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It is now acommoncomplaintthat we cannot get our constituency cases dealt with.
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There is no question about that; it is the source ofcommoncomplaint.
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Ourcommoncomplaintis that our visiting teams are too late on the scheme.
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At my weekend surgeries the mostcommoncomplaintis about taxation.
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