blanket exemption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofblanketandexemption
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blanket
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/us/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/
including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group ...
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exemption
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪɡˈzemp.ʃən/us/ɪɡˈzemp.ʃən/
special permission not to do or ...
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(Definition ofblanketandexemptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofblanket exemption
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Figures for the number of pensioners who would qualify for free prescriptions if theblanketexemptionfrom charges was removed are not available.
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Theblanketexemptionwill apply to statistics, and that is much to be regretted.
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There is no possible justification for ablanketexemptionof this kind.
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Ablanketexemptionwould raise greater issues than those concerned with meat and livestock contracts.
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It is not aimed at any kind ofblanketexemptionas regards non-criminal investigations.
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We cannot go the whole way and say that there should be ablanketexemptionfor any employer who employs fewer than 10 employees.
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There is no question but that theblanketexemptionfor investigations has caused enormous disquiet among consumer organisations and those concerned with public safety.
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Ablanketexemptionfor such parties would raise unnecessary questions of identification and definition.
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We must now think carefully before introducing ablanketexemptionon religious grounds.
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It is astonishing that such an illiberal and indiscriminate amendment to provide ablanketexemption on disclosure of information should be proposed at this stage.
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He gave him ablanketexemption, which would make nonsense of the whole system.
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However, there is no need for ablanketexemptionof all employers in that or any other sector.
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I would, therefore, be unreasonable to grantblanketexemptionfrom charges to any group without regard to these considerations.
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I take it that we would all agree that there should not be anyblanketexemptionright across the board at this level.
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Suchblanketexemptionmay not require disclosure, but it will make it difficult for doctors not to do so when asked.
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What is novel and objectionable is theblanketexemptionfor discrimination on grounds of ethnic or national origins.
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If it is, how is such ablanketexemptionjustified?
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That extraordinaryblanketexemptiondoes not take into account all the factors that would justify revealing information.
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At present, the clause offersblanketexemption, but that needs to be balanced.
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