general availability

collocation in English

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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availability
noun[U]
uk
/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something can be bought, used, or reached, or how much it ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandavailabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These are empirical claims that we suspect cannot be known in advance of thegeneralavailabilityand social acceptance of the techniques.
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The well-to-do would be better off with thegeneralavailabilityof clean air, clean water, and sewage treatment.
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Second, there may be seasonal variations in thegeneralavailabilityof resources.
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By the mid 1820s thegeneralavailabilityof published tables had declined.
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In the longer run, population growth and technological change will be important, as will the timing, price andgeneralavailabilityof substitutes for fossil fuels.
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A successful hegemonic ideology must be able to absorb such ideas and prevent them from turning into ageneralavailabilityof radical thought, a counter-hegemonic alternative.
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This would directly reflect the rationale of the system in securing to the owner a reasonable return on the intellectual property without limiting thegeneralavailabilityof the intellectual property.
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These proceedings were withdrawn following publication and thegeneralavailabilityof the book in this country.
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Then we have the question of thegeneralavailabilityof refreshment and the hours at which it is available to tourists and holiday makers.
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There are no special criteria for the selection of units for this duty, other than theirgeneralavailability.
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Some of them are tailor-made for particular contingencies, but a large proportion is just ageneralavailability.
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It specifies 40 hoursgeneralavailability, and the jobseeker's agreement will set out the exact times that people can work.
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Often these changes give rise to criticism, especially where thegeneralavailabilityof healthcare is concerned.
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The result would inevitably be ageneralavailabilityof term tenancies, which would mean that they would tend to become the norm.
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I suggest that the scheme introduced and itsgeneralavailabilityis one of its greatest attractions.
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Those are substantial easements from thegeneralavailabilityrule to meet the needs of carers.
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So we have to think in terms of thegeneralavailabilityand increased use of these, and indeed the difficulty of detection sometimes when they are used.
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It seems to me that in the absence of this agreement everything depends on thegeneralavailabilityof international credit and the general readiness of creditor countries to give credit.
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Compensation is not always made available for loss of business—for example, where pharmaceuticals are removed fromgeneralavailability.
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Of course there has been an enormous increase in the consumption of alcohol in the home, and itsgeneralavailabilityis now much greater that it was.
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