pet project
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpetandproject
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pet
adjective
uk/pet/us/pet/
a theory, subject, hate, etc. that is special and important ...
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project
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/us/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a ...
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(Definition ofpetandprojectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpet project
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Now it's the government'spetproject.
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Everybody has hispetprojectand is inclined to say of it that the money will be well spent.
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That money goes to the council'spetproject.
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Deukmejian favored highway projects over public transit, and showed no enthusiasm for what many called apetprojectof the former governor.
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The park had been apetprojectof his.
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All they care about is staffing and spending money on their pet projects.
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Secondly, the whole point of a financial transaction tax should not be to raise money for pet projects, no matter how worthy.
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The number of initiatives, new schemes and pet projects has led to a multiplicity of funding streams, which has created confusion and perhaps incoherence.
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This is not an issue for political grandstanding or, indeed, promoting pet projects.
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Inventors tend to spend to an enormous amount of their own time and money on their pet projects.
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I rather favour that idea; we all have our pet projects.
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It is the taxpayer who has to pay for their pet projects.
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I confess that has been done on both sides of the political fence: every local politician, regardless of his political colour, has his pet projects.
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There are many more examples of pet projects and spin that ought to—but will not—be controlled by the measure.
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At best, the money would be siphoned off to pet projects.
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They have spent money on pet projects and ordered council officers to stop looking for savings.
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Surely that would be much fairer than grabbing it for themselves for their own pet projects where, as we know, it will be wasted.
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That money has to be ring-fenced to stop local councils being able to squander it on pet projects.
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Everyone favours reductions in public expenditure until reductions affect him or his pet projects.
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