functioning economy

collocation in English

meaningsoffunctionandeconomy

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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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economy
noun
uk
/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/us
/iˈkɑː.nə.mi/
the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made ...
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(Definition offunctionandeconomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Through ignorance about how education and language policy could be organized so as to achieve greater social justice, and a betterfunctioningeconomyand democracy.
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The report also fails to take account of the fact that environmental protection measures can only be financed by afunctioningeconomy.
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On the other hand, it is a truism that proper social and environmental policies cannot be pursued without afunctioningeconomy.
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A properlyfunctioningeconomyis thus itself a precondition of security.
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A society needs afunctioningeconomyto provide this.
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Parz is a massive wooden city where other star humans live, with afunctioningeconomyand upper and nether classes etc.
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The family has an innate right to development, but this is only possible within the framework of afunctioningeconomyand sound enterprises.
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The family has an innate right to development, but this is only possible within the framework of afunctioningeconomyand a sound enterprise.
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Because loans are continually being issued in a normallyfunctioningeconomy, the amount of broad money in the economy remains relatively stable.
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But states depend on the business sector to deliver afunctioningeconomy, so the politics of regulating the individuals and corporations which supply that stability become more complex.
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