structural imbalance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstructuralandimbalance
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structural
adjective
uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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imbalance
noun[C]
uk/ˌɪmˈbæl.əns/us/ˌɪmˈbæl.əns/
a situation in which two things that should be equal or that are normally equal ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandimbalancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At the same time, a borderlinestructuralimbalancewas emerging.
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Thisstructuralimbalancebetween expenditure and revenue assignments is common among federal systems, inasmuch as revenue-sharing arrangements are commonplace.
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I represent a constituency with acute social problems of high unemployment and chronic economic difficulties ofstructuralimbalance.
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I think we can agree that it has resulted in astructuralimbalance.
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Our new proposals will enable us to tackle positively the underlying problem ofstructuralimbalancebetween the slow and fast growing regions.
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We fail to recognise that we have astructuralimbalance; that we did not have a decommissioning programme; and that our previous policies on days at sea were fatally flawed.
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That fair share will be determined by the criteria of need, neglect, dereliction,structuralimbalance and all the rest that make up the deprived or disadvantaged area.
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It would be ridiculous to pretend that we have anything but an awfully long way to go to deal with the fundamentalstructuralimbalancein the region.
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The second part of the problem, also needing to be solved, was the underlying fundamental problem that the country still suffered from a highstructuralimbalancein the national account.
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However, the structural imbalances with surpluses and the expenditure incurred in their disposal are an unattractive feature of the system.
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There is a danger that these structural imbalances will become even more marked.
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It appears that for a very long time there were major structural imbalances in our manufacturing industry.
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We need to help ensure that the structural imbalances which prevent women from getting and retaining the sort of work that they want are removed.
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It happened because of fundamental structural imbalances in the economy.
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The structural imbalances which the crisis has only exacerbated go beyond debts.
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Coffee growers have been hit by low prices and deteriorating quality, the result of global over-supply and structural imbalances in the industry.
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This will give college governors the opportunity to redress some of the structural imbalances which have crept into the college system over the last few years.
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The trouble with arguing that we must deal with those structural imbalances, but not yet, is that they will get more difficult and painful to deal with later.
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The crises exposed the fundamental policy failures and structural imbalances in the economy and the need for reforms.
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Nevertheless, there are many structural imbalances in this sector and although it constitutes a high portion of the exports, the industry is also heavily dependent upon imports.
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