pace of development

collocation in English

meaningsofpaceanddevelopment

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pace
noun
uk
/peɪs/
us
/peɪs/
the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens ...
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development
noun
uk
/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
us
/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes ...
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(Definition ofpaceanddevelopmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Simplified planning zones are designed to quicken thepaceofdevelopmentof areas where it is most needed.
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We have always sought to base our policy on the principle that thepaceofdevelopmentshould reflect the wishes of the whole community.
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Primarily it is participation, leading to loss of confidence which is causing such havoc to thepaceofdevelopment.
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However, we are concerned at the slowpaceofdevelopmenton the ground.
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Moreover, many of those who had to bear such a heavy burden throughout the long war are impatient with thepaceofdevelopment.
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Throughout the twentieth century, all aspects of technology experienced an increasedpaceofdevelopmentand implementation, and this accelerando will likely continue during the twenty-first century.
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The torridpaceofdevelopmentand participation in new online genres is likely to present applied linguists with ever-new challenges for understanding how humans communicate via digital media.
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In essence, then, the two groups had started equal and finished equal as well, but they exhibited interesting differences in thepaceofdevelopmentwithin the four-year observation period.
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Thepaceofdevelopmentof that organisation must be sufficient to ensure that it can make effective use of much bigger financial investment.
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These words "thepaceofdevelopment" should be noted.
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Sadly, thepaceofdevelopmentin terms of liberalisation has been slowing down and now seems to have come to a full stop.
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Thepaceofdevelopmentof the integrated school sector will be driven by parental demand.
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We expect to authorise other schemes shortly, but cannot forecast thepaceofdevelopmentin present financial circumstances.
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They must go forward at a very rapidpaceofdevelopment.
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The first neighbourhood nurseries have now opened, and thepaceofdevelopmentis encouraging some 32,000 places are currently under development.
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That situation will worsen as bilateral and multilateral agencies seek to deliver programmes which depend on the private sector increasing thepaceofdevelopment.
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Similarly, we cannot decide to have a differentpaceofdevelopmentof digital radio.
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That gives some indication of the speed andpaceofdevelopment.
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Only thepaceofdevelopmentis too slow.
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