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Meanings of zero-tolerance policing in English

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        Examples for "zero tolerance"
        Examples for "zero tolerance"
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        She said the game must take a zero tolerance approach to abuse.
        The Guardian
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        He said communities needed to have zero tolerance towards violence against women.
        Radio NZ
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        It's time for zero tolerance of racism, and a national anti-racism strategy.
        The Guardian
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        There would be a zero tolerance approach from now on, he said.
        Radio NZ
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        He knows full well that church law contains no zero tolerance provision.
        The Guardian
        Usage of zero-tolerance policing in English
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        The term zero-tolerance policing, outside the context of drugs, made him nervous.
        The Irish Times
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        Zero-tolerance policing was invented, "three-strikes" laws were passed, mandatory sentencing was imposed, and new prisons were built.
        Disintegration: the splintering of black america