unscrupulous operator

collocation in English

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unscrupulous
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/us
/ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/
behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what ...
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operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
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(Definition ofunscrupulousandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In any walk of life—and broadcasters are no exception—uncertainty and lack of definition present untold opportunities for the skilful andunscrupulousoperatorto exploit.
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But, if you have licensing control and compulsory labelling of packs, there is some check against theunscrupulousoperator.
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The only way in which theunscrupulousoperatorcan make the cash to enable him to pay an insignificant fine is for him to allow more people to attend.
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But on the ground there are cases—not many—where theunscrupulousoperatordoes do things that he ought not to do and it causes serious offence locally.
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First, anunscrupulousoperator—unfortunately, there are some of those amongst us— is free to turn people off the sites, thereby creating vacancies for which "key money" can be demanded.
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All we are left with to check anunscrupulousoperatorfrom perpetrating frauds on the public is to charge him at law with the offences he has committed.
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It is sad that they, too, are discredited by the activities of these unscrupulous operators.
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Unscrupulous operators can use the pretext of the management charges to level inordinately high and extortionate service charges.
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That was inevitably a magnet to unscrupulous operators and, indeed, criminal gangs.
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It must also be made clear that the illegal movement of sheep by unscrupulous operators will not be tolerated.
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But we have all experienced a number of cases that suggest that there are some unscrupulous operators in the building industry.
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The absence of licensing and registration for agencies had engendered inconsistency, unfairness and many loopholes, with few deterrents for unscrupulous operators.
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It was not just a question of the running; it was the whole question of unscrupulous operators using every dodge in the book.
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We must provide for the real possibility that unscrupulous operators will try to conceal their identity or involvement to avoid responsibility for a civil penalty.
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There are villains, unscrupulous operators and careless or uncaring individuals.
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They affect not just the activities of the fringe and unscrupulous operators, but almost all operators.
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The absence of licensing meant that "it is likely to be those that are most vulnerable who will be at risk from unscrupulous operators".
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We must be able to cater for the most unscrupulous operators.
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Those who persist are likely to be the most unscrupulous operators.
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