growing gap

collocation in English

meaningsofgrowingandgap

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growing
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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gap
noun
uk
/ɡæp/us
/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is agrowinggapbetween needs and resources.
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There is agrowinggapbetween propaganda and reality.
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The obligatory review of evidence about thegrowinggapbetween rich and poor ends with a commentary on taxonomies of inequality.
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In part this is caused by agrowinggapbetween new and longstanding pensioners and in part by growing inequality within cohorts entering retirement.
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There was also agrowinggapbetween the poorest and richest pensioners.
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Thegrowinggapbetween rich and poor can create instability which increases risks for us all.
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The consequence has been a huge andgrowinggapbetween the pension and the poverty line.
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Thegrowinggapbetween pay in the private and public sectors is a real problem.
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There is agrowinggapbetween the successful and the unsuccessful.
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That research uncovered agrowinggapbetween the rich and poor institutions.
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Who cares that there is agrowinggapbetween levels of obligations and payments?
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We have measured the pay differentials and thegrowinggapbetween men's and women's wages.
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The dramatic increase in financial transactions has revealed thegrowinggapbetween finance and the real economy.
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One is thegrowinggapbetween the comfortable majority and a relatively poor minority, which falls further and further behind.
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Many believe that the policy of liberalisation has done little to decrease thegrowinggapbetween rich and poor.
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There is agrowinggapbetween the opportunities of the one group of people and the other.
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We want to tackle the problem of growing inequality among pensioners caused by thegrowinggapin retirement incomes.
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It is thegrowinggapbetween north and south that has led to surges of economic refugees across the world.
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We have a duty to tell them that thegrowinggapcannot be narrowed without our making some sacrifices.
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There is now agrowinggapbetween what the public and the politicians think about these matters.
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In most western democracies, there is agrowinggapbetween the elected and their increasingly disaffected electorates.
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Anyone who is concerned about democracy should be worried about thegrowinggapbetween the resources that are available to either side.
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I want to consider this subject particularly from the point of view of thegrowinggapbetween the richer and the poorer countries.
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