Collocations for ambiguity - noun
ADJ.
possible, potential | moral, sexual
QUANT.
degree, element
There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.
There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.
VERB + AMBIGUITY
lead to
Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
avoid
The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.
The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.
reduce | remove, resolve
They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.
They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.
AMBIGUITY + VERB
arise, occur
Ambiguity arises when students'' spoken English is very limited.
Ambiguity arises when students'' spoken English is very limited.
PREP.
~ about
There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
~ in
There was some ambiguity in what he said.
There was some ambiguity in what he said.
PHRASES
a source of ambiguity