initial surge

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandsurge

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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surge
noun[C]
uk
/sɜːdʒ/us
/sɝːdʒ/
a sudden and ...
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(Definition ofinitialandsurgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In other words, debasements generated aninitialsurgein revenues, followed by a decline in real terms due to the inflation they created.
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Following the initial period, capital decreases while labor supply has aninitialsurgeand drops again.
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Once the new legislation had been introduced and theinitialsurgeof new schemes examined, the measure would be spent.
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They were not on a steady state basis, which is how they ought to be looked at in terms of what happens after theinitialsurgehas come through.
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In theinitialsurgeof research and development needed in manufacturing industry, the emphasis must be on fairly short-term developments and on updating products and processes.
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After aninitialsurgeof attention, public interest in the creature decreased until 1973.
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After aninitialsurge, over a period of weeks, gonadal androgen production is greatly reduced.
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During thisinitialsurge, eight businesses were destroyed by firebombing or looting.
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After aninitialsurgeof enthusiasm, the educational context changed rapidly.
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Theinitialsurgewas measured at a height of approximately 33m ft, making it the largest earthquake-generated tsunami in recorded history.
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Intake of alcohol causes aninitialsurgein blood sugar, and later tends to cause levels to fall.
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Theinitialsurgetook trees and huge boulders with it, building up a logjam, stopping the flood temporarily until the water pressure behind the jam backed up, causing another breakthrough.
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Bell was credited with the show'sinitialsurgeof popularity.
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