pace of expansion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpaceandexpansion
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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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expansion
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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(Definition ofpaceandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Yet thepaceofexpansionof out-of-centre retail developments shows no signs of slacking.
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If these dangers appear, then thepaceofexpansionwould have to be abated.
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It is quite possible that this will ensure that thepaceofexpansionwill ease off without any restriction on the growth of personal consumption.
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Thepaceofexpansionhas now been stepped up.
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By the latter part of 1973—and this is a very serious point—thepaceofexpansionin industrial countries was beginning to slacken off.
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Stockbuilding increased quickly towards the end of 1963, adding very significantly to thepaceofexpansion.
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It is possible that thepaceofexpansionmay not be as fast as we expect.
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No legal requirement allows it to dictate thepaceofexpansionof a successful organisation in the public sector.
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We need a sensiblepaceofexpansion, with the right kind and levels of incentive.
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I well realise that the training of teachers for pre-school education will itself limit thepaceofexpansion.
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It seems to me that, in the present situation, we do not need to moderate thepaceofexpansionover the whole field of our economy.
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The 1990s saw thepaceofexpansionslow down compared to the 1980s, with 1,000 stores opened.
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Although thepaceofexpansionslowed after 1950, it did not cease.
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Thepaceofexpansionincreased rapidly after 1887.
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