promising development
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpromisinganddevelopment
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promising
adjective
uk/ˈprɒm.ɪ.sɪŋ/us/ˈprɑː.mɪ.sɪŋ/
Something that is promising shows signs that it is going to be successful ...
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development
noun
uk/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/us/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes ...
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(Definition ofpromisinganddevelopmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is apromisingdevelopment, because one can search different journals and resources from one site.
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This has been apromisingdevelopmentand may provide scholars in other areas with a new and specific set of analytical tools.
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The emerging role of the breast care nurse is apromisingdevelopmentin many parts of the world.
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Overall, this is apromisingdevelopmentin the discussion of the cognitive realities of simultaneously bilingual children.
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I think it is apromisingdevelopmentwhich might be reproduced with advantage elsewhere.
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I agree that it shows signs of being apromisingdevelopmentin the treatment of young offenders.
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There can be no possible justification for discriminating against this new and highlypromisingdevelopment.
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We believe that the system is apromisingdevelopment, but if it is introduced too hurriedly it may not yield such helpful results.
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Adult stem cells are apromisingdevelopment, worthy of mention.
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That news in itself is apromisingdevelopment.
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I opened a verypromisingdevelopmentby a housing association.
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We can therefore look forward to highlypromisingdevelopmentsome years ahead.
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That would seem to be apromisingdevelopment.
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I hope that he regards that as apromisingdevelopment.
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This is apromisingdevelopmentand it is of enormous importance.
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This is a mostpromisingdevelopment, and properly used would vastly improve the system load factor.
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However, such a system is apromisingdevelopment.
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It is apromisingdevelopmentwhich could well help to shorten the trials of long and complex cases.
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We feel convinced in regard to present arrangements that there is a marked step in a favourable direction,promisingdevelopmentof these various and complicated issues.
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There is an enormouslypromisingdevelopmenthere.
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