growing confidence

collocation in English

meaningsofgrowingandconfidence

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growing
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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confidence
noun
uk
/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandconfidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Or it might be seen to reflect thegrowingconfidenceof a reviser who was a capable alliterative poet.
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Only in the 1240s is agrowingconfidencein an institutional mission embodied in the construction of inquisitorial prisons.
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This situation changed as a result ofgrowingconfidencein the scan findings and correlation with outcome, clinical findings, postnatal imaging or autopsy.
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Despite thegrowingconfidenceamong the business community that the lock-out was succeeding, it was clear that the difficulty in finding replacement workers continued to hamper business interests.
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Their pay has to be looked at in the long term against the background ofgrowingconfidencein the industry.
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Clearly, it showsgrowingconfidenceby the building industry in the market for new houses.
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That reflects thegrowingconfidencethat the different agencies have displayed as they have developed their ability to work together and to share information.
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Almost without exception, those have been reported as showinggrowingconfidenceand success, and were a theme of the debate this afternoon.
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I knew and saw thegrowingconfidence, respect and independence such a scheme gave, the value set upon it by the men and women concerned.
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That demonstrates thegrowingconfidenceof foreign-owned firms in our science and engineering base.
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Above all, the community would havegrowingconfidencein the system and it would be of inestimable value to the police.
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That is an indication of thegrowingconfidencein the industry.
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There are clear signs ofgrowingconfidencein this sector.
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I cannot accept that the police are undermining thisgrowingconfidence.
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As a result, there is agrowingconfidencethat the police and the other law enforcement agencies are taking the matter seriously.
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On the contrary, my information is that the force enjoys thegrowingconfidenceand respect of the public.
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Indeed, there has been nothing butgrowingconfidenceduring the last two years.
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In my view, the £10 reduction for each calf is a severe setback to thegrowingconfidenceof the industry.
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All the latest business surveys showgrowingconfidence.
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It will certainly maintain thegrowingconfidenceof the business community because of the economic conditions that it will support.
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