government statistics

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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statistic
noun
uk
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/us
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/
information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentandstatisticfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ingovernmentstatistics, they are normally classified as collectiverun provisions.
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Published estimates included the use ofgovernmentstatistics.
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Indeed, federalgovernmentstatisticsshow that old women are more likely to live in poverty than any other age group.
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The per capita net grain import was calculated using end-year import and population was obtained directly fromgovernmentstatistics.
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Considering the slightly higher rate of female voter turnout recorded ingovernmentstatistics, no meaningful gender disparity appears to be left unexplained.
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Governmentstatisticsare presented in metric terms.
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They will not be very impressed by thegovernmentstatistics.
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Governmentstatisticsdo not promote such detailed information.
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Governmentstatisticsdo not identify "defence output" as such.
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The integrity ofgovernmentstatisticsneeds to be restored.
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We are referring to the quality ofgovernmentstatistics.
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Governmentstatisticsdo not cover the nationality of entrants to the teaching profession.
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Localgovernmentstatisticsand indeed health authority statistics have to be precise.
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The figures supplied to me, which derive fromgovernmentstatistics, are as follows.
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Governmentstatisticsshould never be collected simply because it is interesting to do so.
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Governmentstatisticsreveal enormous differences between one part of the country and another.
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According togovernmentstatistics327,606 were displaced in 2001 and 379,289 in 2002.
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Taken together, the contributions constituted a powerful critique of the present situation ingovernmentstatistics.
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I claim that consideration of the adequacy ofgovernmentstatisticsis a non-party matter.
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There is no reason to suppose that thegovernmentstatisticsare distorted in any direction.
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Governmentstatisticsshow that each year there are 30,000 new cases.
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Governmentstatisticsshow that long-term unemployment exists because of under-investment in training.
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One may say that that was another way of changinggovernmentstatisticsat that time.
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Recentgovernmentstatisticsprove that incomes are not rising anywhere near as high as registered rents.
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