postwar boom

collocation in English

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post-war
adjective
uk
/ˈpəʊst.wɔː/us
/ˈpoʊst.wɔːr/
happening or existing in the period after a war, especially the First or Second ...
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boom
noun
uk
/buːm/us
/buːm/
a deep and loud ...
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(Definition ofpost-warandboomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The longpostwarboomended in the 1970s, amid the economic crises experienced following the 1973 oil crisis.
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The nextpostwarboomallowed the hotel to take on new high-society prominence.
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Thepostwarboomwas based on the arrival of young veterans who had seen enough of the city to realize its potential, and new industries.
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In the post-war era, the application of radar to air traffic control helped controllers to keep abreast of thepostwarboomin air transportation.
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Thepostwarboomended in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the situation was worsened by the rise of stagflation.
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The empirical debate concerned the causes of the break-up of the longpostwarboom.
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The building took its name from this company as it began to be built during thepostwarboomof the late 1940s, that lasted until the early 1970s.
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Thepostwarboomresulted in suburbanization, and it was felt that a coordinated land use planning strategy, as well as shared services, would be more efficient.
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Thepostwarboomhad resulted in rapid suburban development, and it was believed that a coordinated land use strategy and shared services would provide greater efficiency for the region.
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Politically the years from 1916 to 1925 were turbulent, as six successive governments failed, widespread corruption was uncovered, and thepostwarboomended in economic stagnation.
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Bootle did share in thepostwarboom.
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These facts were well understood before the war, but in the period of postwar booms they tended to be forgotten.
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In the next two postwar booms—1969 and 1973—the low points of unemployment were about 535,000.
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