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The phrase "a plain case" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or matter that is straightforward, clear, or obvious, often in a legal or formal context.
Example: "In this trial, the evidence presented makes it a plain case of negligence on the part of the defendant."
Alternatives: "a clear-cut case" or "an obvious case".
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Gun rights seem like a plain case of negative externalities.
It was a plain case of suicide on the part of the old building.
Such logos say, "Hey, folks, this little bag contains an expensive computer". Choose a plain case.
This seems a plain case of trying to find out what employees are doing and thinking – clearly an intrusion into their private life.
She called it "a plain case of judicial overreaching," and added, "The judge's decision puts all of the new benefits, cost savings and patient protections that were included in the law at risk".
Querying why the Ministry of Justice should foot the bill, he commented: "This is a plain case of fault, either by the West Yorkshire police or the CPS, so why shouldn't they pay?" After Tuesday's ruling, John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace, said: "The sheer scale of covert policing against legitimate organisations is corrosive to the democratic values and principles we hold dear.
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The new-ish Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) could not have hoped for a plainer case of chiselling, devious and code-breaking behaviour by a supermarket.
The modest handful of pine nuts in this recipe round out what might otherwise have been an otherwise bland of a plain pastry case, while also making it richer, and crumblier, than ever.
But if I'm going to play a CD audiobook for my children, I take it out of its jewel box and put it in a plain CD case before they see it.
How do you tell the difference between clinical depression and a plain old case of the blues?
A report to Congress by his top economic adviser said cheaper production of goods overseas had long-term benefits but did not make the plain case that domestic job losses were a good thing.
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