powerful instrument

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandinstrument

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powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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(Definition ofpowerfulandinstrumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Education is the mostpowerfulinstrumentof construction when accompanied by a proper program, a sincere, responsible leadership, and clean procedures.
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We know that bargaining can be apowerfulinstrument, but naturally it also requires information.
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This myth rested upon the idea central to the rhetorical tradition that speech is apowerfulinstrumentof political participation.
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This simple diagram can form apowerfulinstrumentin determining approaches to these complex issues when planning strategies for teaching and learning music from various cultures.
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Citizens created a public space for themselves where they could participate in contemporary events that would otherwise be closed to them; and popular humor was apowerfulinstrumentof subversion.
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Better information and assistance to appraise the harmful results of non-action is probably a morepowerfulinstrumentthan moral suasion.
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In fact, the accession negotiations are our mostpowerfulinstrumentto support reforms.
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If this is said, then it is a verypowerfulinstrumentand an extremely flexible one.
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It is a flexible andpowerfulinstrument.
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The argument is familiar to us that this verypowerfulinstrumentis required because we live in a very sophisticated and difficult world.
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A new town is apowerfulinstrumentof protection whilst at the same time efficiently satisfying the demand.
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This step is especially important as cohesion policy is the mostpowerfulinstrumentin terms of granting aid to the real economy.
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Therefore, we are aware of what apowerfulinstrumentintegration can be from this perspective.
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I believe that, more than any other policy aimed at social integration, education is the mostpowerfulinstrumentfor improving this community's situation.
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What is important now is to strengthen the employment guidelines so that they deliver their full potential as apowerfulinstrumentfor labour market reform.
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The development agency itself requires development but it has the makings of apowerfulinstrument.
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It is a verypowerfulinstrument.
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It is apowerfulinstrumentfor limited war as well as a contribution to the deterrent.
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Indeed, the courts have shown what apowerfulinstrumentthey are in maintaining the rights of the individual in that situation.
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Television is apowerfulinstrumentfor moulding ideas and shaping attitudes.
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