steady expansion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsteadyandexpansion
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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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expansion
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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(Definition ofsteadyandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Another central feature of post-war economic development was thesteadyexpansionof the public sector.
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Its aim issteadyexpansionwithout inflation, which we all want.
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Moreover, thesteadyexpansionin home production will give the timber trade confidence to develop its plans for handling home-produced timber as it comes forward.
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That will be phased to give councils and the building industry the benefit ofsteadyexpansion.
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The action being taken is asteadyexpansionof the existing methods of getting information across to the smaller firms.
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It is infinitely better to have a steady growth in our trade andsteadyexpansion.
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With thesteadyexpansionof the cattle breeding herd, home-fed supplies should increase appreciably from now on.
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It is not only inflation which can threaten thesteadyexpansionof production and the full employment of our resources.
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It really is impossible to achieve asteadyexpansionwith new industry unless one does it against that sort of national background.
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But all this will be of no avail unless we can continue to have asteadyexpansionin our trade overseas.
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In the case of nurses, we have asteadyexpansionof staff.
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The investment programmes of the public industries must be drawn up well in advance and provide for asteadyexpansionover long periods.
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The restoration of a stable market should enable builders to plan for asteadyexpansionof output.
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Our plans for 1989–90 allow thesteadyexpansionof the last decade to continue.
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In our annual negotiations with eastern area countries it is our aim to secure opportunities for asteadyexpansionof trade.
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There was asteadyexpansionwhich was continuous.
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Even short-time working will upset thesteadyexpansionthat we all wish to see in development districts.
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What is needed is a plan for sufficient capital expenditure forsteadyexpansionover a definite period of years.
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