immediate period

collocation in English

meaningsofimmediateandperiod

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immediate
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/us
/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/
happening or done without delay or very soon after ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofimmediateandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Instead, no price responses in theimmediateperiodis consistent with equilibrium.
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But this was theimmediateperiodof the storm.
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This brings me to theimmediateperiodahead.
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In theimmediateperiodafter 1967 to the coal industry it was of great assistance.
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There seems to be no hope of getting extra practical facilities in theimmediateperiodahead.
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I believe that the supplies to be allocated in the comingimmediateperiodshould be enough.
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Now there is a problem which will face us in theimmediateperiodafter the war.
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Clearly no new membership applications will be considered in theimmediateperiodahead.
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The situation is okay for theimmediateperiod, but not for much longer.
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Everybody knows that without that we cannot have continuous growth after thisimmediateperiod.
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In the future and for theimmediateperiodahead we cannot avoid hardship.
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In theimmediateperiodahead, the market will remain slack and there will be difficulties.
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In theimmediateperiodof construction there was a great shortage of manpower, and unemployment fell.
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Beyond theimmediateperiod, there is much uncertainty about the trends in school rolls.
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It may be that relatively we can do more in the rehabilitation period rather than in theimmediateperiod.
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We shall then have theimmediateperiodafter the war, and the long-term period after that.
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A clear division was made then between theimmediateperiodafter the war and the succeeding period of peace.
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The proposed new basis is intended to cover only theimmediateperiodthat is due for valuation now.
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Therefore, the reintroduction of the residence qualification would have been a bad thing in thisimmediateperiod.
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I shall welcome dialogue with all sections of the industry on this in theimmediateperiodahead.
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We are concentrating help on theimmediateperiodof bereavement and, where necessary, providing carefully focused help to those most in need thereafter.
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They will therefore consider, among all the other measures they will be considering in theimmediateperiodahead, the establishment of district sub-committees.
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Many such claimants do not feel able to make a claim in theimmediateperiodafter the incident in which they suffered injury.
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They advised that not only conversion, but — because of the urgency — adaptation, of housing should be done in thisimmediateperiod.
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During the lastimmediateperiodbuyers have been holding off buying raw jute because they have expected a fall, and that, in turn, has affected employment.
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