phraseology

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Former England captain Alan Shearer said some of the phraseology was confusing and has called for change: "Proximity... obvious position... not in an obvious position... natural," he said.

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Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed to some of the phraseology that has come into the football lexicon around handball as he called for change.

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The victim's mother, a college teacher, recognised the letter's writing style and phraseology as that of a colleague, Meher, a former principal she had replaced.

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And we have already had senior figures on both sides talking about last-minute tweaks and that old favourite in the phraseology of EU negotiations: "Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed."

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He also cautioned that he was unsure of the government's definition of a working person, adding: "We’ve got to find a different phraseology".

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