inflationary period

collocation in English

meaningsofinflationaryandperiod

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inflationary
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən.ər.i/us
/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən.er.i/
causing price increases ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofinflationaryandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This would get away from the ludicrous business of the percentage return on those items, in aninflationaryperiod, actually falling.
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In aninflationaryperiodwe may find that penalties become relatively derisory unless they are kept under continual review.
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I think we are moving to the end of the really seriousinflationaryperiodand that the trend is towards disinflation.
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Prices are rising, and, unfortunately, we are in aninflationaryperiod.
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That involves what may be a conflict in aninflationaryperiod.
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In aninflationaryperiod, the same thing applies to food subsidies.
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For example, in aninflationaryperiodsuch as now affects us labour costs always come to the fore.
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It looks as if the last six months were the most disastrouslyinflationaryperiodthat the building industry has ever faced.
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That means that they suffered more than most people in theinflationaryperiodthat we had to face from 1977 to 1981.
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In aninflationaryperiodincome goes up and there is an inflationary fiscal drag which makes heavier the real burden on the same income.
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Dealing with another aspect of the liquidity problems of the private sector in a crucialinflationaryperiodhas also occupied his mind.
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We all know that were it not for the presentinflationaryperiodand the difficult economic situation this issue would probably not have arisen.
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Is there not a danger that we shall have both a highlyinflationaryperiodand rising unemployment in development districts later in the year?
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He could have said that in theinflationaryperiodsince the last war it has kept down the prices of liquor.
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That method was applied to 1922, which was aninflationaryperiod, and in 1931.
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In aninflationaryperiod, it is quite right to aim at a surplus over and above capital as well as current expenditure.
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I have already referred to the fact that we are in aninflationaryperiod.
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We are now in aninflationaryperiodwhen costs are rising, and apparently it is not possible to keep them down.
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By how much will it benefit the farmer when, in the guaranteed prices during aninflationaryperiod, there is a sliding-scale downwards?
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Would it not be easy to prosecute general practitioners who had in fact changed their houses during thisinflationaryperiod?
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