increased leisure

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandleisure

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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leisure
noun[U]
uk
/ˈleʒ.ər/us
/ˈliː.ʒɚ/
the time when you are not working or doing ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandleisurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The more imperative reason for promoting "youth-serving" agencies grew out of the antisocial products ofincreasedleisuretime - destructiveness, delinquency, and just plain mischief.
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Several reported havingincreasedleisuretime as a consideration.
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Overall, they were very active, and exemplified the retirees who decide to enjoy all the opportunities thatincreasedleisuretime allows.
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There is the desire to be away at weekends and in the evening, a phenomenon of the age withincreasedleisureand opportunities for leisure.
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Automation brings up this problem of how man is to spend theincreasedleisurethat he is likely to have with its advent and development.
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What about the other possible activities in this age ofincreasedleisure?
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At these conferences it was argued by both sides that arrangements ought to be made for grantingincreasedleisure.
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These people will be employed not in building houses but in service industries to provideincreasedleisurefor many people.
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Both are of the highest importance at a time ofincreasedleisureand unemployment.
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In these days ofincreasedleisureactivities there is also the loss of much-needed amenities.
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We must consider those who do not have money available to solve the problems associated withincreasedleisuretime.
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Those who obtained theincreasedleisurewere those forced into unemployment or early retirement because their skills were inadequate or obsolete.
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They will have to learn at school how to cope with theincreasedleisurethat such a society will provide.
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We want to see small craft businesses returning to the country communities and the encouragement of local entertainments to help occupy ourincreasedleisuretime.
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It encourages decentralisation, diversification, smaller industrial units, reduced obsolescence rates, and theincreasedleisureopportunities that have resulted from the robot replacement of manpower.
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The greatest difficulty in getting arrangements for a half-holiday has been that a number of the farmers have refused to grant the menincreasedleisure.
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They provide real possibilities for theincreasedleisurewhich we know we are going to demand during the next few years.
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The big problem that will come with thisincreasedleisurewill be the better organisation of one's leisure moments.
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This is especially important in view of theincreasedleisurethat will soon be available to the community.
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If that is so, we need to think in terms ofincreasedleisureas part of a strategy of full employment.
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