sustained expansion

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainedandexpansion

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sustained
adjective
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/səˈsteɪnd/us
/səˈsteɪnd/
continuing for a ...
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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 ofsustainedandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The forging of multilateral relations has not led tosustainedexpansion, and the cultural, social and human partnership is highly inadequate.
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Suchsustainedexpansionis possible only provided that they can protect the £.
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We now have a real opportunity to achieve the rapidsustainedexpansionthat we need.
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That is essential for thesustainedexpansionof the economy.
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It is an alternative that can producesustainedexpansionwithout intolerable inflation.
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Industry requires the prospect ofsustainedexpansionif it is to invest and prosper.
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We can only solve the problem by steady andsustainedexpansionfor the economy as a whole.
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We shall not get the necessary industrial relations forsustainedexpansionunless there is a balanced breakthrough.
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It is clear that we need asustainedexpansion, if for no other reason than to get our people back to work.
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But we have common objectives—sustainedexpansion, lower unemployment and progress towards eliminating the problem of inflation.
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Does he support this policy of asustainedexpansionof the economy or does he reject it?
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That would give us far moresustainedexpansionthan the policy that is now being pursued.
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There is nothing in place to ensure the proper management andsustainedexpansionof further and higher education to the quality that we need.
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Any alternative policy which is in favour ofsustainedexpansionhas to face the problems of cost-push and demand-pull inflation.
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The economy is now set for faster and moresustainedexpansionthan at any time since 1964.
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We are seeing now thesustainedexpansionof a non-inflationary kind for which we have fought for years.
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That is one reason why the level of industrial investment is historically low, and it is why our manufacturing capacity is not able to support anysustainedexpansion.
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I admired his sleight of hand in proposing that, so good was the good news, that we could now embark on a planned andsustainedexpansion.
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But all of these problems, difficult to solve as they may be in any conditions, are, in our view, impossible to solve except in the context ofsustainedexpansion.
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