foreign observer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforeignandobserver
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foreign
adjective
uk/ˈfɒr.ən/us/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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observer
noun[C]
uk/əbˈzɜː.vər/us/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/
a person who watches what happens but has no active part ...
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(Definition offoreignandobserverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is they and such as they who give a quite false impression to theforeignobserverthat this is a city stinking of defeatism.
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This, too, has been urgently needed, as has been recognised by everyforeignobserverof the industrial relations scene in this country.
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That is what aforeignobserverthinks of our problem.
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No doubt the information which is put out by any country reflects to theforeignobserverthe national habits and characteristics—the national character.
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That is not the comment of one of cur own officers, but of aforeignobserverwho knows perfectly well what he is talking about.
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Not surprisingly, foreign observers are not always warmly welcomed by the governments organising elections, even though they need an invitation from their hosts.
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Indeed, it may be prudent for incumbents to invite foreign observers in order to legitimise their own authority.
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Initially foreign observers characterised the situation as a civil war with civilian deaths.
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Foreign observers regarded this election as a crucial stage in democratic consolidation.
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Foreign observers were turned away from the 2000 elections.
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It was not that they were against the presence of foreign observers on sovereignty grounds.
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To foreign observers this seemed quite familiar.
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We have often seen violence increase before elections, and we have also seen that the presence of foreign observers can help to calm the situation.
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Do not let foreign observers compare the present position with the situation as it was some time ago.
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The second lesson is of the kind which greatly irritates foreigners and foreign observers.
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In absolute terms that is a serious matter, and it is especially serious as seen through the eyes of foreign observers.
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One is what we say about the position ourselves, and the other two are accounts from qualified foreign observers.
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Two main complaints have been made by these foreign observers.
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