previous administration

collocation in English

meaningsofpreviousandadministration

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previous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/
happening or existing before something or ...
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administration
noun
uk
/ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/us
/ədˌmɪn.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/
the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan ...
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(Definition ofpreviousandadministrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It proved easier to get beyond the 'official line' when discussing the policies and politics of thepreviousadministration.
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Investment fell catastrophically under thepreviousadministration.
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Indeed, thepreviousadministrationrecognised that distinction.
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Consider the production of expressions that keep being repeated in a dialogue, such as "thepreviousadministration" in a political discussion.
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As a first step, the forestry policy inherited from thepreviousadministrationwas further revised to suit the objectives of the new administration.
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Data from thepreviousadministrationof the home inventory 1 month after both these groups left hospital were also used in the present analyses.
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Thepreviousadministrationwere extremely concerned about this matter.
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I begin by analysing the facts under thepreviousadministration.
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I cannot, of course, answer for thepreviousadministration.
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Thepreviousadministrationhad seen a doubling of crime.
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Some of those changes were introduced by thepreviousadministration.
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The arrangements of thepreviousadministrationhave not changed.
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That position was also the case under thepreviousadministration.
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That was also the practice of thepreviousadministration.
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Thepreviousadministrationwas responsible for the change in policy.
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Publicity for this change started under thepreviousadministration.
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Thepreviousadministrationset up the working party.
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Regrettably, that gap was not narrowed under thepreviousadministration.
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Not once did thepreviousadministrationalter the green pound.
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This is what thepreviousadministrationsaid it would do.
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In the main, it was drafted by thepreviousadministration.
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Was it in the life of thepreviousadministration?
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I asked thepreviousadministrationto give it their consideration.
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This was the record of thepreviousadministration.
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We inherited the problem from thepreviousadministration.
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