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Basically, it is good news that Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel have performed so strongly: excellent films in that "indie-literate" middle ground that many in the industry have been worrying had been neglected in the general rush to big-budget, big-box-office superhero pictures.
But there has to be one, because although most squatters just need somewhere to live and often maintain mouldering, neglected buildings and save them from terminal collapse and vandalism, what about the few really naughty squatters, who make a mess and noise, pretend to be artists and pinch your home while you're on hols or in hospital?
For too long our top companies have neglected the vast talent pool available to them.
The book I most enjoyed reading this year was The New York Stories by John O'Hara (Penguin Classics), a selection of the many superb short stories by this neglected American master.
"Rouhani was quite preoccupied with the nuclear issue since his presidency began, and he neglected a lot of social issues meanwhile so now with the nuclear issue being solved, maybe he'll have time for other issues such as the continued house arrests of opposition leaders".
Mental health care is often described as the Cinderella of medicine – overlooked, disparaged, and generally neglected.
Related: US immigration reform bill passes Senate in rare breakthrough Rubio stressed that parts of the Senate bill – such a tougher border controls – were still desperately needed but acknowledged that critics who warned that such things would be neglected in the rush to relax deportation rules had been "proven to be true" by the actions of the president.
"Studies have shown that the brains of young animals which are neglected or exposed to threat develop differently.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have described fistula as 'the single most dramatic aftermath of neglected childbirth.' While over 365,000 women die in childbirth every year, WHO estimate that another staggering two million worldwide are living with the devastating reality of a fistula.
White, though a tortured soul in some respects, had a depth of compassion for humanity that's evident in this anti-fascist allegory, a work that remains neglected because it wasn't included with the original Once and Future King collection.
Back in his office in Strabane, one of Northern Ireland's worst unemployment blackspots, Doherty, 55, chair of the Stormont economic committee and based in West Tyrone for five years, expounds his plans to bring jobs and infrastructure to a neglected region.
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The adjective "neglected" primarily functions as a modifier , describing a noun that has suffered from a lack of attention, care, or maintenance. Ludwig confirms its role in various sentence structures, such as describing a "neglected building" or a "neglected issue".
Expression frequency: Very common
