significant revision

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandrevision

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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revision
noun
uk
/rɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/rɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
a change that is made to something, or the process of ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandrevisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant revision

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A firstsignificantrevisiontook place in 1987, with regard to long-term disability.
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While this is asignificantrevision, it only represents a small step in the right direction, because the regulations are non-binding.
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The lastsignificantrevisionof the former was in 1965; the latter were introduced in 1966.
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These figures, which rely in part on provisional data provided by the authorities themselves, may be subject tosignificantrevisionwhen details of actual rate products and expenditure become available.
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In others, the merit badge's name has been changed, with or withoutsignificantrevisionto the badge's requirements.
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Asignificantrevisionwas an increase in volume of informational programming.
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This taxonomy has undergonesignificantrevisionin recent years and remains unresolved.
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The constituency has undergone asignificantrevisionto its boundaries since the 2007 general election.
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Its taxonomy has undergonesignificantrevisionin recent years and remains unresolved, such that its distribution and distinction from two similar, closely related species is not clear.
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The mostsignificantrevisionin terms from earlier versions is that the partners will only agree the target capital cost of the development following receipt of construction tender submissions.
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But let us proceed with this model, accepting as a nearcertainty that further argument will call for significant revisions.
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First appearing in 1950, it was republished with significant revisions in 1980 and again in 1995.
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The poem, despite is many reprintings, never had any significant revisions.
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The territory has changed the seat of government for numerous reasons, including civil conflict, development of infrastructure, and a history of significant revisions to its territorial boundaries.
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