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selective

adjective as in discriminating

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This policy particularly disadvantages smaller startups and research institutions that cannot afford such enormous fees, while potentially creating opportunities for corruption through selective fee exemptions.

They have every reason to issue selective or one-sided findings.

Some observers are concerned that a selective application of the fee could be a way the White House can reward its friends and punish its detractors.

The court said the way the aviation body released its preliminary report in to the Boeing Dreamliner's crash was "selective and piecemeal".

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Clients are likely to push for repricing or delay projects until legal uncertainties are cleared, while companies may rethink staffing models - shifting work offshore, reducing onshore roles and becoming far more selective in sponsorship decisions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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