the earliest practicable date
collocation in Englishmeaningsofearly,practicableanddate
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early
adjective
adverb
uk/ˈɜː.li/us/ˈɝː.li/
near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or ...
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practicable
adjective
uk/ˈpræk.tɪ.kə.bəl/us/ˈpræk.tɪ.kə.bəl/
able to be done or put ...
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date
noun[C]
uk/deɪt/us/deɪt/
a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and ...
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This is to enable it to implement the strategy that the authority believes would restore the port to viability at the earliestpracticabledate.
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The board has stated its intention of remedying its serious financial situation and achieving a return to viability at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I understand that the proceedings will be resumed at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I can, however, give an assurance that this will be done at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I think it is an entirelypracticabledate.
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I shall issue regulations at the earliestpracticabledate.
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We feel that the earliestpracticabledateshould be chosen in each case.
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This is seven weeks beyond the recommended time scales but it was the earliestpracticabledatewhen a suitably qualified inspector would be available.
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We intend to press ahead with the creation of the conditions necessary for the introduction of regular inter-city services at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I cannot yet say when it will be published, but it will be at the earliestpracticabledate.
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The earliestpracticabledateis likely to be in the second half of 1992.
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That is a problem which must, in my view, be faced at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I hope that the plant can open at the earliestpracticabledate.
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In this way we secure the desired economies at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I will notify highway authorities of their allocations for next year at the earliestpracticabledate.
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I am anxious that these grants should be available at the earliestpracticabledate, and details are now being worked out.
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The requirements imposed by the regulations will enter into force at various times, each at the earliestpracticabledate.
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The report of the chief inspector will then be published at the earliestpracticabledate.
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A draft line is published at the earliestpracticabledatethereafter.
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It is our intention to publish the report of the chief inspector of marine accidents at the earliestpracticabledate.
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