rising cost

collocation in English

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rising
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/us
/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/
an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are ...
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cost
noun
uk
/kɒst/us
/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofrisingandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Population ageing and therisingcostof public pensions.
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This justifies continued support for farmers, despite therisingcostof subsidies.14 13.
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Wages had ceased to keep pace with the rapidlyrisingcostof living.
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Therisingcostof health care was the major cause of loss of faith in the model.
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Have they considered the question of therisingcostof the article, and therisingcostof living?
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In addition, there arerisingcostpressures.
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That is therisingcostof government.
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Yet they, too, are facing therisingcostof food.
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The third factor is therisingcostof mortgage repayments.
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The fishing industry also faces therisingcostof fuel.
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Is there any word about therisingcostof living?
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He cannot face them on therisingcostof living.
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It was about therisingcostof houses.
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The motion refers to therisingcostof administration.
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Does the tax add to therisingcostof living?
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This is being done against a rapidlyrisingcostinflation.
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They may vote against therisingcostof living.
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There is therisingcostof salaries and wages generally.
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Is it supposed to cover therisingcostof food?
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Therisingcostand the efficiency of resource use has been a dominant health policy issue over the past 20 years (26).
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After incorporation, the new councillors sought to negotiate a balance between desirable civic improvements and the consequentrisingcostof rates.
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Therisingcostof medical technology and its share in national health spending was very much a topic on the agenda in the 1970s.
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It opposes therisingcostof sophisticated automation and propagates the use of innovative and intelligent solutions at an affordable cost.
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With therisingcostof conducting field research and the scarcity of resources, prudent use of these limited resources is necessary.
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The increasing urban population led to widespread un- and under-employment, to serious overcrowding and to arisingcostof living.
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