steady erosion

collocation in English

meaningsofsteadyanderosion

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steady
adjective
uk
/ˈsted.i/us
/ˈsted.i/
happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly ...
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erosion
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/
the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, ...
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(Definition ofsteadyanderosionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The result has been asteadyerosionof local services.
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Where there is asteadyerosionof community, of shared values, links between individuals collapse and people become fearful and distrustful of others.
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Above all, we and our allies cannot stand aside and witness thesteadyerosionof the strength and influence of the free world.
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They have suffered over the years from thesteadyerosionin the real value of family allowances.
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It is thesteadyerosionthroughout this century of an implicit consensus on moral and spiritual truth that has given rise to this debate.
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I believe that this problem is best dealt with by slow andsteadyerosion, not by some dramatic terminal gesture.
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Therefore, even existing recipients will suffer asteadyerosionof their support income.
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Combined with thesteadyerosionof local government power over the past 10 years, that is bound to make local government fear for its future.
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They do not understand that capitalism must inevitably entail in the long run asteadyerosionof the value of the currency.
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I believe that over the years in the clubs of all kinds there has been asteadyerosionof the idea of racial discrimination.
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It is a considerable tragedy to have witnessed thesteadyerosionof the area's employment, skills, and industrial base.
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Subsequent years have seen a slow butsteadyerosionof the liquid resources previously accumulated, and a deterioration of relative industrial performance.
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There had been asteadyerosionof profits over a number of years.
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Its recent history is thesteadyerosionof local authority powers.
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The background against which the debate is taking place is asteadyerosionof national sovereignty.
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Over the years there has been asteadyerosionof local discretion.
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What is regrettable is thesteadyerosionof understanding of what should be acceptable.
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Since that time there has been asteadyerosionof tenanted land, coupled with a most extraordinary leap in land prices.
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This is part of asteadyerosionof rights.
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In the last two and a half years we have seen asteadyerosionof the powers of local government.
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