postwar period
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpost-warandperiod
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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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period
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofpost-warandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thepostwarperiodwas a period of intense political polarisation.
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Electronic scoring was introduced in thepostwarperiod.
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For the healthcare systems of both countries thepostwarperiodwas a turning point.
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Thus, in thepostwarperiodthe emphasis on an alleged traditional friendship became an empty slogan.
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By far the most space is taken up by the section on the secondpostwarperiod.
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These requests were clearly stimulated by the deprivation of thepostwarperiod.
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During thepostwarperiod, the population share of elderly people has increased dramatically.
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In practical terms, these gendered oppositions contributed substantially to the shape of repression in thepostwarperiod.
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These tactics helped create the martial identity and socioeconomic status that proved so important to askaris in thepostwarperiod.
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Twenty-three, or 5 per cent, of agencies created in thepostwarperiodhave party balancing limitations on appointees.
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However, the rise of powerful civil servants in each government agency in the immediatepostwarperiodchanged things.
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In thepostwarperiod, these kinds of men were not viewed merely as an annoyance or disappointment to their communities.
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That was what they recommended in this difficultpostwarperiod.
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In thispostwarperiod, everything is changing very quickly.
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This has gone on during the wholepostwarperiod.
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He is very much concerned about thepostwarperiod.
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When in fact do we reach thepostwarperiod?
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Since the mid-1980s, exchanges have been pigeonholed and professionalised into something very different from the sweeping utopian projects of thepostwarperiod.
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Three topics have been part of the discourse on political reform throughout thepostwarperiodand provide a convenient way to organize the discussion.
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In conclusion, the article analyses the rationale behind the policies of the political leadership towards the intelligentsia in thepostwarperiod.
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Lawyers have been important allies of consumer organizations throughout thepostwarperiod, serving as key sources of legal and political expertise.
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By comparison, there is an acute shortage of studies on thepostwarperiodand the spread of consumptionm to all social classes.
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The earlypostwarperiodwitnessed a dramatic upsurge in the number of associational groups, and among them were literally hundreds of consumer organs.
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In thepostwarperiodfrom 1866 to 1868, there were also seventeen contests, but the testimony, taking up over 6,000 pages, was more extensive (35 and 38 percent).
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In the immediatepostwarperiod, suspension systems have changed very considerably.
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