growing phenomenon

collocation in English

meaningsofgrowingandphenomenon

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growing
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk
/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us
/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unfortunately this is nothing new; it is agrowingphenomenonand, above all, one that cannot be treated as an emergency year after year.
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What is also very important is that this is agrowingphenomenon.
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Regrettably, it is a rapidlygrowingphenomenonin our society.
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People are trapped in decaying properties, and that is agrowingphenomenonin my constituency.
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This is agrowingphenomenonin this country that must be curbed.
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The taxation of poverty has been agrowingphenomenonyear after year.
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Violence is agrowingphenomenonof our time.
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It is a common feature, and, regrettably, it is agrowingphenomenonof all industrial life in this country.
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However, it recognises that that is agrowingphenomenonand by means of ratification of the convention will set internationally accepted standards.
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The trade in the sale of video cassettes is a rapidlygrowingphenomenonwith lucrative returns for those involved.
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This is agrowingphenomenonthat causes tensions, not only between origin countries and destination countries, but also between origin countries and transit countries.
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We need to coordinate information better in order to combat thisgrowingphenomenonmore effectively.
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Current procedures are too slow and expensive, and ineffective in dealing with thegrowingphenomenon of organised crime that knows no international boundaries.
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There is agrowingphenomenon, which has already been noted, of people wanting to move from the poorer parts of the world to the wealthier parts.
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Horticultural development is a fairly recent, yetgrowingphenomenon.
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Thegrowingphenomenonof media multitasking using several media at the same timemultiplies that figure to 8.5 hours of media exposure daily.
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In contrast to auxiliary and reserve officers, private policing is a relatively new andgrowingphenomenon.
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Modern forms of transport and communication, increased social networks, and the growth of international corporations all contribute to the growing phenomena.
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