gradual elimination
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgradualandelimination
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gradual
adjective
uk/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/us/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/
happening or changing slowly over a long period of time ...
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elimination
noun[U]
uk/iˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/iˌlɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of ...
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(Definition ofgradualandeliminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Economically, thegradualeliminationof the early retirement subsidy is virtually identical to wear away in the transition to hybrid plans.
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While starting with lower proportions of cooperators, the path leads togradualeliminationof cooperation.
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From them can be observed thegradualeliminationof some of the difficulties which seemed insuperable to the parties in the first instance.
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Furthermore, one thing was made crystal clear: the elimination, even thegradualelimination, of export incentives, will create strong pressure to reduce agricultural prices internally.
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It was removed by a process ofgradualelimination.
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We welcome thegradualeliminationof the old cap-in-hand spirit in this administration.
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What we are doing today will be a more permanent feature rather than agradualelimination.
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This simplification could include thegradualeliminationof the existing correction mechanism.
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Surely, one of the better consequences of the working families' tax credit is thegradualeliminationof the poverty and unemployment traps.
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Therefore, it cannot be denied that thegradualeliminationof protectionism is a good thing, but it should not become a dogma.
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We all know of the common case to-day of thegradualeliminationof the small trader by the large firm.
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This has led a number of large organisations to make changes in the conditions of weekly wage-earners aimed at thegradualeliminationof such distinctions.
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They need major revision enroutetogradualelimination.
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We can only declare ourselves in favour of the proposed plan for thegradualeliminationof affected fish.
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Thegradualeliminationof food subsidies involves risks.
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For agradualeliminationthis is not a bad first bite.
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Nonetheless, we have already been presented with a proposal providing forgradualeliminationof tobacco without the relevant studies to ensure alternative sources of income following replacement of this crop.
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The best parallel example to quote is thegradualeliminationof dual capacity on the stock exchange, where the functions of jobbers and brokers are increasingly being combined.
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This includes thegradualeliminationof porosity, which is typically accompanied by a net shrinkage and overall densification of the component.
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One of the reasons for this worldwide increase in dual citizenships is thegradualeliminationof gender bias in laws regarding citizenship.
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