Collocations withsuccession
These are words often used in combination withsuccession.
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apostolic succession
The president by virtue of his new role acknowledges his place in a democratic variant of apostolic succession.
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dynastic succession
In most cases, there was a feeling of dynastic succession and family regeneration over the generations.
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endless succession
Not getting a peace settlement right the first time could lead to an endless succession of new conflicts.
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hereditary succession
He was also anxious to justify 1688 in ways that did not abandon the central principles of hereditary succession and submission to legitimate authority.
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intestate succession
This happened for instance if a nun inherited though an intestate succession.
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line of succession
One last element of the amendment aimed to resolve the problem of alternation in power by fixing exactly the line of succession to the presidency.
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natural succession
Other chapters focus on gaseous emissions from agricultural systems, natural succession, agrodiversity in cropping systems, and food web interactions.
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order of succession
This modification gives a stepwise description of a reciprocal conditioning, assigning an order of succession to the steps.
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quick succession
The zero plural avoids the problem of having two sibilants in quick succession at the end of the words, and coincidentally maintains the classical tradition.
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rapid succession
These shocks occurred in rapid succession (1883-1901).
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royal succession
Strictly speaking, royal succession was not determined by ethnic affiliation, but by birthright and pedigree.
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succession crisis
A fierce succession crisis ensued, in which claims to religious truth, history, hereditary power and even access to the unseen world were invoked to support the rights of rival factions.
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succession plan
However only 26% of services claimed to have a welldeveloped succession plan.
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succession provisions
It is only fair to point out that there was some relief under the quick succession provisions which have been mentioned in the debate.
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