piecemeal fashion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpiecemealandfashion
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piecemeal
adverb
adjective
uk/ˈpiːs.miːl/us/ˈpiːs.miːl/
not done according to a plan but done at different times in ...
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fashion
noun
uk/ˈfæʃ.ən/us/ˈfæʃ.ən/
a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, ...
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(Definition ofpiecemealandfashionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, subsequent e^orts to privatize these 314 public-sector enterprises proceeded slowly and inpiecemealfashion.
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Unlike policy in some other fields, officials tend to modify welfare policies inpiecemealfashion.
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Correlations across activities (and time) were notably less consistent but present inpiecemealfashion.
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These abilities may enter in a somewhatpiecemealfashion, as children learn more and more about different types of substances and how they operate.
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They had proceeded cautiously, implementing changes in uneven andpiecemealfashion.
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Instead, setting limits on misbehavior and fostering a positive parent - child relationship are usually dealt with in a short-term,piecemealfashion.
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Why this particular choice should have been made, though, and whether it was made inpiecemealfashion, setting by setting, or as an intended large project, is far from clear.
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Sometimes this occurs inpiecemealfashion.
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Children give up this intuitively appealing principle in a slow andpiecemealfashion, first for er and only later for other vowels.
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Goldberg takes these observations as an indication that 'constructions must be learned, since they are acquired so late and in such apiecemealfashion' (p. 73).
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We do not want to tackle this thing inpiecemealfashion.
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In any case, they are not entitled to deal with this matter inpiecemealfashion.
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We should not be happy about dealing with this problem in a small andpiecemealfashion.
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He stressed the importance of the approach not being of apiecemealfashion.
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I think it is a great pity that the matter was dealt with in such apiecemealfashion.
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The problem is best dealt with in a comprehensive rather thanpiecemealfashion, which could create knock-on effects that are technically flawed.
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To deal with it in thispiecemealfashionis not to create uniformity, but to create such anomalies as will gravely disturb local government servants.
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It has also been suggested that we were at fault in dealing with this new motorway inpiecemealfashion.
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Why should the matter be dealt with inpiecemealfashion?
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The problem cannot be dealt with in thispiecemealfashion, because it is a permanent problem.
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