post-war reconstruction
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reconstruction
noun
uk/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the process of building or creating something again that has been damaged ...
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(Definition ofreconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such hothouse growth aggravated inflationary pressures, already rising because of excessive monetary liquidity from wartime currency creation and immediatepost-warreconstruction.
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The broader backdrop of a postconflict environment, and all of the institutions associated withpost-warreconstruction, also influence people-environment relationships at the micro-level.
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This book is an excellent read and has highly useful pointers for all interested inpost-warreconstructionin conflict areas moving towards recovery.
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It was a radical measure intended to assistpost-warreconstructionand lay the foundations of a multi-racial nation.
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In consequence of the ill-considered periodization little is said about the intriguing period of thepost-warreconstruction.
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Though the coverage of armed conflicts is usually quite extensive, thepost-warreconstruction(or attempts at such) that follows when peace breaks out is rarely dealt with.
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Hennessy concludes that their ability to sustain these twin burdens in a dire financial climate over six years ofpost-warreconstructionmerits, on balance, commendation rather than faint praise.
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But that does not mean that one must interfere with the normal financing of undertakings, or make it difficult forpost-warreconstruction.
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I am, however, sure that the plans forpost-warreconstructionwill be designed to encourage rather than to interfere with sound industrial development.
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Can he also give an undertaking that he will delay all these statements aboutpost-warreconstruction?
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One brings us back again to the existing building, a creature of peace-time so difficult to fit into thepost-warreconstructionperiod.
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All schemes ofpost-warreconstruction, no matter how grandiose, are nothing compared in importance with that paramount job.
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I am not talking aboutpost-warreconstructionschemes.
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In the sphere ofpost-warreconstructionwe cannot afford to improvise.
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Apart from that, you cannot separate into watertight compartmentspost-warreconstructionand our long-range economic policy.
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I understand that several local authorities are considering schemes for district heating in connection with theirpost-warreconstructionprogrammes.
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He described how the wholepost-warreconstructioneffort had been based on trying to restore the pre-war economic system.
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The other is the wider aid ulterior question ofpost-warreconstructionand the preparations to be made for it.
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There has been much talk recently ofpost-warreconstruction.
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They put it forward as a real contribution to ourpost-warreconstruction.
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