concrete suggestion

collocation in English

meaningsofconcreteandsuggestion

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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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suggestion
noun[C or U]
uk
/səˈdʒes.tʃən/us
/səˈdʒes.tʃən/
an idea, plan, or action that is suggested or the act of ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandsuggestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconcrete suggestion

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Theconcretesuggestionof the participants for school education may be somewhat naive and has been explored previously with varying degrees of success being reported.
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I should like to make oneconcretesuggestion.
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We regret the lack of anyconcretesuggestionon that point to-day.
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Theconcretesuggestionhe has made will be considered.
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I would like to make aconcretesuggestion.
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I have made aconcretesuggestionfor dealing with the situation.
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I need hardly add that anyconcretesuggestionhe may put forward to this end will be carefully considered.
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I have waited to hear a better proposal, but no one has put forward aconcretesuggestion.
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Noconcretesuggestionhas been made to-day that there may be a far more intelligent way of utilising coal.
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The only otherconcretesuggestionfor a local revenue tax is the taxation of land values.
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Yet the onlyconcretesuggestionwe have had is that the scheme should be withdrawn.
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Noconcretesuggestionto meet this difficulty has been contained in any of the speeches to which we have listened.
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He did not himself put forward oneconcretesuggestionabout what should be done to help the industry.
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I would make a serious andconcretesuggestion.
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I come now to theconcretesuggestionto which my remarks have been leading.
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I have aconcretesuggestionto make here.
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I seek to make aconcretesuggestionin the most friendly fashion, with no question of dissension.
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I want a real,concretesuggestionfrom either side.
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Noconcretesuggestionhas yet been put forward.
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In this minor but important amendment we have aconcretesuggestionfor putting right what has gone wrong with mathematics in our schools.
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