major announcement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandannouncement
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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announcement
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈnaʊns.mənt/us/əˈnaʊns.mənt/
something that someone says officially, giving information ...
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(Definition ofmajorandannouncementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We will make amajorannouncementabout our road safety plans shortly.
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In my view, there was amajorannouncementin it.
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Amajorannouncementwas made only the other day.
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However, unless he makes amajorannouncementabout the take-up campaign tomorrow, he will have only seven days to do something.
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This week we have had amajorannouncementconcerning expenditure on the sciences and about the money that will be spent on environmental research.
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It is a curious opportunity to take to make amajorannouncementof this kind.
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Only yesterday, we made amajorannouncementabout the provision of services and finance for residential and nursing care.
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No warning was given about themajorannouncementtoday.
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He referred to amajorannouncementthat was made yesterday—not next week.
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That is a good try, but no suchmajorannouncementof a change in policy was made.
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In a debate during that year he made amajorannouncementthat there were to be 25 extra filing cabinets.
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That is amajorannouncementwhich he has now made.
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I understand that amajorannouncementin connection with rail privatisation is being made at this moment by way of a written answer and a press conference.
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This is obviously amajorannouncement.
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During the weekend we heard that major announcements would be made about the degree of compulsion that would be introduced into a welfare-to-work programme.
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Here we are again today with major announcements.
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The public listing was the first of several major announcements for the company over the next 18 months.
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Major announcements have been made during the panel, along with sneak peeks of forthcoming seasons.
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