previous decade
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreviousanddecade
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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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decade
noun[C]
uk/ˈdek.eɪd/us/ˈdek.eɪd/
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 ...
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(Definition ofpreviousanddecadefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This represents fewer new laws than were enacted during anypreviousdecadesince the 1960s.
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The research over thepreviousdecade, however, has shown that these waves could have physical significance.
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But the market was unusually active in thepreviousdecadeand shows a progressive rise over the sixteenth century.
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In thepreviousdecadealone he has written five monographs, edited eight volumes and published over 70 articles on various topics.
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In part, this was because the cost of the programme had doubled in real terms during thepreviousdecade.
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In both nations, the traditional parties had lost vitality over thepreviousdecade.
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This article explores the relationship between these two developments of thepreviousdecade, seeking to move beyond conventional wisdom on the topic.
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Harding examines recent views of the early modern metropolis and the 'extraordinarily productive' historiography of the subject over thepreviousdecade.
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The strong styles developed in the 1960s obscure the variety present in their work thepreviousdecade.
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In the 1690s the mean acreage mortgaged was nearly treble the average for the previous 40 years and double the mean for thepreviousdecade.
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Thepreviousdecadehas seen an explosion of activity in materials development.
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Other questions relate to how far ideas on social policy marked a decisive break with thepreviousdecade, and whether continuities may have been as striking as any changes.
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Its constant involvement in the electoral politics during thepreviousdecadecreated both a network with other observers - domestic and international - as well as increased expectations of its performance.
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This, in contrast with the conditions of thepreviousdecade, is expected to lead to the acceleration of capital accumulation, proletarianization of the labor force and de-peasantization of agriculture.
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In all, the 1980s saw language testers discussing qualities of tests with greater sophistication than in thepreviousdecadeand using a wider range of analytic tools for research.
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Haugerud's chapter on forms of domination before 1990, however, gives no hint of how the concerns of the early 1990s were foreshadowed by themes tragically expressed in thepreviousdecade.
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The saga stretches well back into thepreviousdecade.
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In thepreviousdecadethere were no more than three or four.
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That is twice as fast as during thepreviousdecade.
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