uncontrolled growth

collocation in English

meaningsofuncontrolledandgrowth

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uncontrolled
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.kənˈtrəʊld/us
/ˌʌn.kənˈtroʊld/
(of an emotion, vehicle, etc.) not under a ...
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growth
noun
uk
/ɡrəʊθ/us
/ɡroʊθ/
The growth of a person, animal, or plant is its process of increasing ...
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(Definition ofuncontrolledandgrowthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Cancers have the capacity foruncontrolledgrowthand can spread to different parts of the body.
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The effect ofuncontrolledgrowthand the goals for a rational treatment regimen are described.
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Growth is dangerous, anduncontrolledgrowthis deadly and cancerous.
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A major factor in our economic decline has been the virtuallyuncontrolledgrowthin public expenditure.
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On that basis, let us stop talking aboutuncontrolledgrowth... that is to say, it is the content of the change that is important.
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As a result of theuncontrolledgrowthin algae, high levels can also ultimately 'suffocate' ecosystems.
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We have reached a situation where we have what appears to be a virtuallyuncontrolledgrowthin money supply.
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The report discusses in some detail the rapid anduncontrolledgrowthof expenditure resulting from the common agricultural policy and the inequities which follow from that, particularly for this country.
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They show no understanding of the immense threat to investment and employment in the continueduncontrolledgrowthof public spending and the vast dependence on borrowed money.
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Tumor suppressor genes prevent theuncontrolledgrowthof cells that may result in cancerous tumors.
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He is associated with the world of material manifestation and worldly desire, as well as random,uncontrolledgrowthwithout wisdom or understanding.
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Thisuncontrolledgrowthhas caused significant difficulties in terms of traffic, sanitation (including access to safe water), and pollution.
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The town has also suffered extensive pollution as a result ofuncontrolledgrowthand heavy congestion.
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These mutations lead touncontrolledgrowthof the cells, where they are rapidly going through the whole cell cycle repeatedly.
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If cells ignore these signals and multiply inappropriately, theiruncontrolledgrowthcauses cancer.
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Mutations in this gene can abolish its function, allowinguncontrolledgrowththat can lead to cancer.
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Cancer is caused by mutations and altered gene expression, in a process called malignant transformation, resulting in anuncontrolledgrowthof cells.
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When this happens, the proto-oncogenes become oncogenes, and this transition upsets the normal balance of cell cycle regulation in the cell, makinguncontrolledgrowthpossible.
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By the mid-1970s, forces opposinguncontrolledgrowthhad become stronger than those favoring development.
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The src gene is oncogenic as it triggersuncontrolledgrowthin abnormal host cells.
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