| 词汇 | example_english_blunt-instrument |
| 释义 | blunt instrumentcollocation in Englishmeanings of bluntand instrumentThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with instrument. blunt adjective uk /blʌnt/ us /blʌnt/ A blunt pencil, knife, etc. is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, ... See more at blunt instrument noun[C] uk /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/ us /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/ an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ... See more at instrument Examples of blunt instrumentThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. In this context the truth was a cruel, bluntinstrument. In this objective, the jobber was their bluntinstrument. The reason is that restrictions on growth are a very bluntinstrument for environmental protection. These questions have to do with the multiplication of conventions, perhaps beyond necessity, the nature of social usefulness, at present a very bluntinstrument, and the precise mechanics of self-perpetuation. This pilot study has shown that knowledge gained from such a process can be useful to the class teacher, but that this is a fairly 'bluntinstrument' for doing so. Admittedly, a payment scheme to reward off-farm work appears to be a rather bluntinstrument for promoting environmental stewardship, especially when compared with a mechanism that targets soil conservation directly. By leaving broad scope for the courts' free interpretation and discretion, the law has proved to be a bluntinstrument and created legal uncertainty. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It was an old bluntinstrument. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Is not the way in which the tax has been introduced a thoroughly bluntinstrument? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could have had another sort of bluntinstrument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, admittedly, a somewhat bluntinstrument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is such a bluntinstrument and is so widely drawn that it could pull into the provisions certain activities that are quite legitimate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The standard spending assessment is a bluntinstrument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that and the fact that we are having to have a debate today on a bluntinstrument, the guillotine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can be got out when they want it, but it is still a bluntinstrument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a bluntinstrument and does not work very fast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The regional policy is a bluntinstrument and could be refined to distinguish areas with the economic planning regions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of blunt Go to the definition of instrument See other collocations with instrument |
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