powerful stimulus

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandstimulus

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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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stimulus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/us
/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
something that causes growth ...
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During the 1930s apowerfulstimulusto the rise of post-war corporate suburbs was initiated.
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During that period, this striving became apowerfulstimulusin the mathematicization of economic theory.
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This process of sharing a common situation and collaboratively working together has been apowerfulstimulusto learning.
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Hypoxia is apowerfulstimulusfor the expression of genes involved in cell survival and angiogenesis.
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We have heard a great deal about thepowerfulstimuluscreated by the £1,400 million.
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That will provide apowerfulstimulusto demand.
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If we are to continue that growth, we must have thepowerfulstimulusof privatisation.
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Certainly in theory they should be an extremelypowerfulstimulusto investment.
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There is now a clear, certain andpowerfulstimulusto the modernisation and growth of industry throughout the development areas.
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The new regional employment premium, in particular, should act as apowerfulstimulusto both new and existing industry there.
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It is apowerfulstimulusto many people in areas where the residential building sector has been under serious pressure.
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In addition, the greatly increased money which is available as from today should be apowerfulstimulus.
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Is not that apowerfulstimulusto the whole financial stability?
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This modest proposal will involve immediate savings in the administration of the tax and act as apowerfulstimulusto small businesses.
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The shortage of organs for transplantation is also apowerfulstimulusfor the trade in organs and people.
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Access to the single market should act as apowerfulstimulusto economic development throughout the island.
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The system of free depreciation has proved a mostpowerfulstimulusand has worked well.
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I believe that the new contract will give the mostpowerfulstimulusto enhancing the quality of patient care.
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This will provide apowerfulstimulusto its economic recovery and will reinforce encouraging progress already made.
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