zero population growth

collocation in English

meaningsofzero,populationandgrowth

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zero
adjective
uk
/ˈzɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˈzɪr.oʊ/
nothing or 0 ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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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 ofzero,populationandgrowthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Eventuallyzeropopulationgrowth 'must and inevitably will be reestablished' (p. 16).
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The commission is correct in maintaining thatzeropopulationgrowth will not endanger the nation's security.
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He listed a poor level of business start-up, very low investment in research and development, low skills andzeropopulationgrowth.
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He was eloquent in pointing out how we might address most of those issues, but, strangely, how to combatzeropopulationgrowth was missing from the list of initiatives.
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It will merely give them a breathing space in which to settle some of their surplus population, until such time as they can achievezeropopulationgrowth.
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The conditions of the poor became so bad that they achieved netzeropopulationgrowth.
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The academies state that we must reachzeropopulationgrowth within the lifetime of our children.
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If they do, he states, these countries may soon reachzeropopulationgrowth, but at a terrible price.
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Census information from 1841 to 1891 inclusive recordszeropopulationand housing.
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Zeropopulationgrowth is often a goal of demographic planners and environmentalists who believe that reducing population growth is essential for the health of the ecosystem.
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