global phenomenon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofglobalandphenomenon
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global
adjective
uk/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/us/ˈɡloʊ.bəl/
relating to the ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofglobalandphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is indeed hard to imagine any more authoritative survey of cocoa as aglobalphenomenonin these years ever being produced.
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Declining amphibian populations: aglobalphenomenonin conservation biology.
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This movement away from agriculture is an historical andglobalphenomenon.
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The ageing of the population is aglobalphenomenonthat deserves immediate attention.
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It is admitted, however, that because population ageing is aglobalphenomenon, more immigrants would alleviate not solve the problem.
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The ageing of societies is becoming aglobalphenomenon.
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The rise of self-expression values is aglobalphenomenon: human development means material advancement will pave the way for such values to emerge.
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This revulsion against slavery was to become aglobalphenomenonin the twentieth century, though the emancipation movement still has unfinished business even today.
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The final section provides a fitting finale with numerous examples and lots of useable data on thisglobalphenomenon.
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This process can be seen at the core of three waves of interest in imperialism both as a political process and as aglobalphenomenon.
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Migration has been a feature of human history for millennia, but since the late nineteenth century it has become a trulyglobalphenomenon.
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Whatever the costs of this eclecticism from the point of view of parsimony, it provides an intellectually satisfying window onto a complicatedglobalphenomenon(pp. 21-22).
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However, the similarities among the results suggest that they may all be examples of a moreglobalphenomenon, whereby young children simply require more information before making any speech decisions.
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Declining amphibian populations: aglobalphenomenon?
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The factors that influence the development of theglobalphenomenonand particularly its growth, the selection of destinations, and the consequences for the participants, have been neglected.
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Aglobalphenomenonmust be dealt with by a global policy.
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It is perfectly obvious that this is aglobalphenomenon.
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But the widening of the pay gap—the main cause of inequality—is not aglobalphenomenon.
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The current down-turn is part of aglobalphenomenon, not limited to countries in which there have been auctions of third generation mobile licences.
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The current down-turn is part of aglobalphenomenonand not limited to countries in which there have been auctions of third generation mobile licences.
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