positive agenda

collocation in English

meaningsofpositiveandagenda

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positive
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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agenda
noun[C]
uk
/əˈdʒen.də/us
/əˈdʒen.də/
a list of matters to be discussed at ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandagendafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpositive agenda

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I always prefer to focus on thepositiveagenda.
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On the contrary, we have apositiveagendaand are shaping the debate.
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We should have the confidence as a nation to put forward a verypositiveagendafor the intergovernmental conference.
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Secondly, we need to promote thepositiveagendaas well as challenge each other over the difficult issues such as climate change.
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We need apositiveagendaof our own.
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Secondly, we now have a clear andpositiveagendafor change.
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We are providing apositiveagendaof change.
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All this must amount to apositiveagendafor reform.
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To read the press, one would think that they were tremendously sympathetic to the problems and had an entirelypositiveagenda.
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I look forward to moving on to that kind ofpositiveagenda, as soon as possible.
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I will now deal with thepositiveagenda.
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I hope most of us can agree that we must work together to forge apositiveagendafor 2009, concentrated on the essentials.
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Perhaps the bad reasons are motivating people in various ways, but should we not turn that into apositiveagenda?
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We must deliver a new andpositiveagendafor the future.
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There is a verypositiveagenda.
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In a mood of characteristic humility and self-denial, however, he proposes to relinquish those sweeping powers in favour of a new and independent agency with an open andpositiveagenda.
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