specific objection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandobjection
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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objection
noun[C]
uk/əbˈdʒek.ʃən/us/əbˈdʒek.ʃən/
the act of expressing or feeling opposition to or dislike of something ...
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(Definition ofspecificandobjectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I hardly see how this amounts to historical inaccuracy but perhaps this is not thespecificobjectionto which you are referring.
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My firstspecificobjectionrelates to the near future.
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I also take aspecificobjectionto this section.
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It is sufficient to say that behind ourspecificobjectionare two reasons.
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It is easy to see why the county council are making not aspecificobjection, but a general case against the claims of boroughs.
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Of those who responded to this paper, 15 registered aspecificobjectionto a licensing system.
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Theirspecificobjectionis that it deals only with wheat.
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In this case specific objections were made to the second act, which needed serious consideration.
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As we have suggested, each of these specific objections may have solutions in the future.
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The specific objections, taken in order, are these.
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As the university and college employers' association, it puts forward three specific objections.
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However, it is very difficult to see how individuals will find grounds for specific objections to a merely diagrammatic plan.
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If there are specific objections to dealing with it immediately, will he specify them?
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There are also specific objections to the amendment.
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I turn now to some of the specific objections to the proposals.
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The only cases remaining are those which have specific objections to the rules laid down in agreement with the farming unions.
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I have two further specific objections to the clause.
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What are the specific objections raised to my noble friend's proposals?
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There have been several specific objections, however, as well as a few neutral comments from those who do not think that the proposal affects them.
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We have set out our specific objections in a reasonable and sensible way.
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