government crackdown

collocation in English

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government
noun
uk
/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/us
/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
the group of people who officially control ...
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crackdown
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkræk.daʊn/us
/ˈkræk.daʊn/
a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentandcrackdownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Moreover, agovernmentcrackdownon these annuities makes sense on progressivity grounds.
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Previously, private individuals sold ara through shopkeepers despite the prohibition and faced a harshgovernmentcrackdown.
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These pre-approved businesses monitor patrons activities and help thegovernmentcrackdownon offending users.
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Thegovernmentcrackdownon dissenting radicalism paralleled public outrage towards opponents of the war.
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There has been severalgovernmentcrackdownoperation to deport illegal immigrants since the 1990s.
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This began a new phase in the conflict, with more armed resistance against thegovernmentcrackdown.
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The party was disbanded in 1975 amidst agovernmentcrackdown.
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In 2010, agovernmentcrackdownfurther weakened the rebels significantly.
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Thegovernmentcrackdownagainst cross-dressing appears to have begun a year later.
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The parliament has been dominated by government supporters, especially after the opposition submitted their resignations in early 2011 in protest againstgovernmentcrackdown.
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The statue depicts 50 torn and twisted bodies to symbolize those who died in thegovernmentcrackdown.
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Despite agovernmentcrackdown, the number of private ambulances is growing.
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After thegovernmentcrackdown, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison with rank and right to pension both withdrawn.
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However, after the announcement, the company developing the game closed down, due to agovernmentcrackdown.
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Furthermore, it is expected that demand will soon exceed production due to factors such as agovernmentcrackdownon mines that are unsafe, polluting, or wasteful.
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Thegovernmentcrackdownwas extremely successful.
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He was arrested in 1987 during one of many government crackdowns on the party and imprisoned for eight years.
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The party contested the general election of 1970 although its campaign was the subject of government crackdowns and its rallies targets for attack.
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Her work has made her the target of government crackdowns on journalists.
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