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narrow constituency

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meanings of narrowand constituency


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narrow
adjective
uk /ˈnær.əʊ/ us /ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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constituency
noun[C]
uk /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/ us /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/
one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament ...
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Examples of narrow constituency


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On the face of it, it was a narrowconstituency point.
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I mention this not as a narrowconstituency point, but as a general point of principle.
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I am not concerned here with any narrowconstituency point of view but with the general principle.
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I see this not as a narrowconstituency argument but in a much broader context, that of trying to maintain military efficiency.
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They must not be swallowed by narrowconstituency interests.
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It is a long, narrowconstituency stretching from the north to the west midlands and it is not based on a single community.
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This is not simply a narrowconstituency point.
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We were told earlier that some of us have narrowconstituency interests.
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We shall oppose it not just for narrowconstituency reasons, but because we believe that the whole region will be adversely affected by it.
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I am grateful for the chance to make a brief speech on a narrowconstituency point.
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But, regrettably in that sense, these decisions cannot be taken on a narrowconstituency basis.
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This is important, and goes way beyond my narrowconstituency concern.
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There can be no narrowconstituency that automatically entitles one particular group of interests to a seat on the board.
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I recognise that some people will say that we are making narrowconstituency points.
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I must make a narrowconstituency point.
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My concern is no narrowconstituency point.
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They are thus likely to give high priority to the short-term interests of narrow constituencies, at the expense of longer-term social welfare.
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