significant strides

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandstride

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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stride
noun
uk
/straɪd/us
/straɪd/
an important ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandstridefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once again we must note that the 'model geographer' made significant strides towards standardization and compatibility.
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In recent years, significant strides have been made in the understanding of mixing.
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Significant strides have also been made in anti-submarine weaponry.
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I am pleased to say that he is already making significant strides in that regard.
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Since 1997, we have made significant strides to improve children's lives.
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Another thing that the commission found to be true is that central government are making significant strides on that agenda.
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It has made phenomenal and significant strides forward in profitability and efficiency, and is to be greatly commended for that.
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However, we have made significant strides in that direction ourselves, and we have fewer than 2,000 military specifications.
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We have already made significant strides in this direction.
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In both areas the privatisation programme has made significant strides.
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We have already made significant strides towards achieving this.
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We need to bring many of those houses back into use if we are to make significant strides in tackling the problem.
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Before 1979 that was not achieved, and it is only in the past two or three years that we have made significant strides towards that.
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But we are making significant strides in reducing that amount.
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If service providers— in short, staff—receive the necessary training to enable them to respond to a person's specific needs, significant strides will be made towards improving access.
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We are taking significant strides towards simplification.
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He has taken significant strides forward.
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It is the cable companies and other new entrants which have made significant strides in providing broadband capability, innovation and competition in the core telephony market.
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The state government has however made significant strides in developing the state.
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