postwar world
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpost-warandworld
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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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world
noun
uk/wɜːld/us/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofpost-warandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A sense, rightly or not, that the promises of thepostwarworldwere unfulfilled.
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Thepostwarworldwas divided, at least psychologically, in terms of capitalism and communism, democracy and authoritarianism.
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That is the tragedy of thepostwarworld.
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In thepostwarworldthese women existed outside current images of women as homemakers as most were seeking independent living situations.
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This caravan habit is a new phenomenon in ourpostwarworld.
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They do not really want to deal with the newpostwarworld.
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Our obligations in a newpostwarworldwill call for a new type of officer.
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The authors of course envisaged apostwarworldwhich never came about.
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The affluence of thepostwarworldis much more than an illusion of the party propagandists.
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Yet we all recognise that there must be some method of planning in thepostwarworld.
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At that time we had overcome the worst of the difficulties of the immediatepostwarworld.
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It is fundamental in framing the economic side of thepostwarworld.
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It is a provision to assist the cotton industry in its efforts to meet its obligations in thepostwarworld.
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That is a unique phenomenon in ourpostwarworld, which the conscience of mankind cannot afford to ignore.
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His life and death, if there be one hereafter, are one of the great mysteries of thepostwarworld.
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We approached the problem of thepostwarworldwith a view to establishing speedily multilateral trade and convertible currencies.
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There has been growing up in thepostwarworlda wide body of experience in this very thing.
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Postwarworldcapitalism suffered from a huge dollar shortage.
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We may be able to use that machinery not only for planning thepostwarworldbut for carrying on the work in the post-war stage.
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They were so worried by what happened between 1929 and 1931 that they were afraid to face the problems of thepostwarworld.
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This is a case of the sterling area trader trying to hedge against the currency difficulties which have beset him in thepostwarworld.
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On the other hand, we have by no means forgotten the vital importance of the export trade in thepostwarworld.
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That revolution must carry with it educational responsibilities, and we dare not attempt to face thepostwarworldwith a pre-war educational mentality.
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That question is very much involved with the state of thepostwarworld, with the security organisation and a number of other matters.
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Diplomacyand air travelin thepostwarworldbrought changes in their official hospitality.
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