significant transformation

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandtransformation

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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transformation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌtræns.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌtræns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandtransformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant transformation

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In the process of campaigning for the acceptance of the idea of self-determination for indigenous peoples, the concept has undergonesignificanttransformationin its development.
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The main difficulty was to use more than one tool on the same data, which often requiredsignificanttransformationof data and metadata.
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Many targeted programs already exist in the three countries and do not require asignificanttransformation of institutional structures that have characterised post-war policy regimes.
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One possible interpretative path takes us away from the sketch itself, concentrating on itssignificanttransformationinto the score.
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I should like to pay a tribute to the management and men who have achieved thatsignificanttransformation.
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There has been asignificanttransformationin recent years, as local authorities have increasingly retreated from the direct provision of accommodation.
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It also represents asignificanttransformationin the urban space.
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The history is characterized by periods ofsignificanttransformationfollowed by millions of years of stability.
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Asignificanttransformationof the chain has followed.
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In recent years, on-campus housing has been undergoingsignificanttransformation.
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Hospital underwent a silent andsignificanttransformationwith the independence of the country.
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The cultivation of industrial crops has experienced asignificanttransformation.
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The festival had to cope with a sociopolitical situation that was going through asignificanttransformationat the turn of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Among the many significant transformations which followed from independence was universal adult suffrage.
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In this context, it need not refer to a substantial orsignificanttransformation, but can indicate a far less impressive change.
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There have been significant transformations in my constituency in the past two years.
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It also presents the cells intended for monks, but over time has undergone significant transformations.
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Copenhagen itself has also been undergoing significant transformations in recent years with the encouragement of various projects along the waterfront.
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