Appropriate Occasion In A Sentence - Cambridge Dictionary

appropriate occasion collocation in English

meanings of appropriate and occasion

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with occasion. appropriateadjectiveuk /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/us /əˈproʊ.pri.ət/ suitable or right for a particular situation ... See more at appropriateoccasionnoun [C]uk /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/us /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/ a particular time, especially when something happens or ... See more at occasion

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Examples of appropriate occasion

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. Though many are not active at a given time, they are probably neither hostile to membership nor unavailable for mobilization through organizations should an appropriate occasion arise. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is, therefore, an appropriate occasion to review events since then and to see where our negotiations now stand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This would seem to be an appropriate occasion to have a full discussion on this important subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be an appropriate occasion when men should be enrolled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a matter which has already been noted for legislation when an appropriate occasion arises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should be glad on an appropriate occasion to discuss the full significance of those statistics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be the appropriate occasion on which to debate changes in the present scale of allowances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on foreign policy and morality, and it would seem to be the appropriate occasion on which to raise questions of this kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be an appropriate occasion on which to raise this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that this is not the appropriate occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that this is the appropriate occasion for going into the details of any specific trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are prepared to debate that issue on the appropriate occasion, but it does not arise in this case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be an appropriate occasion for dealing with any difficulties which might arise as between different bodies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is probably the appropriate occasion for such points to be made and answered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal could be said for and against either system, and, no doubt, on an appropriate occasion it will be said. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt an appropriate occasion can be found for doing so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an appropriate occasion for the use of the word "shall"rather than"may". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope there will be an appropriate occasion when we can raise such matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall be only too glad to debate these methods with him on a more appropriate occasion. 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? 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• Definition of appropriate
• Definition of occasion
• Examples of appropriate occasion
• Other collocations with occasion