commonality of interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommonalityandinterest
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commonality
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌkɒm.ənˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌkɑː.mənˈæl.ə.ti̬/
the fact of sharing interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone ...
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interest
noun
uk/ˈɪn.trəst/us/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofcommonalityandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is in this acommonalityofinterest.
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There is no historical connection orcommonalityofinterest.
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Thousands of people have died and, with no possibility of a military solution, we must negotiate and talk until acommonalityofinterestis found.
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There is acommonalityofinteresthere, and that is what the whole treaty and the process of integration is about.
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He is quite right—there is acommonalityofinterest.
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They can link up if there iscommonalityofinterest.
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Yes, there is such acommonalityofinterest.
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That has a simplistic attraction in that it is simple to administer, but it would reduce thecommonalityofinterestacross those regions.
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That exercise has highlighted major discrepancies between authorities with acommonalityofinterest.
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Therefore, it is unfair and unrealistic to expect people to participate with people who have nocommonalityofinterest, other than the fact that they have the same landlord.
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It will group people who have acommonalityofinterestas a result of the work that they do, not as a result of the company for which they work.
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Such restrictions are commonly used by trade unions to ensure acommonalityofinterestamong their membership and to make the tasks of representation and negotiation realistic and meaningful.
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The next step is to examine personalities and groups in that target country to see if there are any with acommonalityofinterest.
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