sustainable improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainableandimprovement

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sustainable
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
us
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
able to continue over a period ...
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improvement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
us
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
an occasion when something gets better or when you make ...
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(Definition ofsustainableandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A national programme aimed to produce and distribute disease-free planting material is required for thesustainableimprovementof the cocoyam production.
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I am confident that the policies being pursued are the best ones for achieving asustainableimprovementin the economy's performance.
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We expect the council to take the necessary action to ensure rapid yetsustainableimprovement.
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I voted in favour of the report because it provides a clear andsustainableimprovementto patient information on medicinal products.
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It is this sustained andsustainableimprovementin public finances that makes possible a sustained andsustainableimprovementin our public services.
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We encourage the county council to access those funds, so that we can assist it to develop effective support proposals to enablesustainableimprovement.
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And it is this sustained andsustainableimprovementin our public finances that makes possible a sustained andsustainableimprovementin our public services.
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That is whatsustainableimprovementis all about.
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I am confident that our policies are the best ones for achieving asustainableimprovementin the economy's performance.
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The working families tax credit embodies those twin approaches and makes possible, albeit not inevitable, asustainableimprovementin the lot of some of the poorest people in our society.
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Debt as a proportion of national income is falling, and we are now able to have sustained andsustainableimprovementin our public sector services for the years ahead.
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There are no changes that will bring sustained and sustainable recovery, because there are no policies that will bring sustained andsustainableimprovementin productive performance.
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However, a historical perspective is needed in order to achieve sustainable improvements that will also benefit the urban poor.
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The essential preconditions for sustainable improvements in employment prospects are a balanced approach to fiscal and monetary policies, along with lower pay settlements.
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We will continue to work hard to deliver the real and sustainable improvements that they and their families deserve.
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I have seen many improvements, but it is important to realise that sustainable improvements have been made and that that process will continue.
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We are seeking to help southern producer groups to meet changing market demand and assist with sustainable improvements to their livelihoods.
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Many of the projects funded under these initiatives introduced new organisational and structural arrangements intended to lead to systematic and sustainable improvements in relationships between higher education institutions and business.
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Each regional health care improvement collaborative aims to create sustainable improvements in health care quality throughout its targeted communities by 2015.
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