progressive change

collocation in English

meaningsofprogressiveandchange

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progressive
adjective
uk
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
us
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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change
noun
uk
/tʃeɪndʒ/
us
/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofprogressiveandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In turn, an understanding of these scope conditions facilitates the determination of whether and howprogressivechangecan be implemented.
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Across years, however, the songs showprogressivechangeto such an extent that after several years, little if any of the original song components remain.
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Rather, the vegetation seems to have been undergoing aprogressivechange, presumably in response to a gradual change in the physical environment.
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If the progressive doesn't entail the ending of the event, how do we know what theprogressivechangeis actually towards?
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Rather, they hold that (1) law is constitutive of society and (2) unmasking the ideological nature of the law leads toprogressivechangein the law and society.
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The first is ongoingness : the progressive indicates that the event described by the predicate is in ongoing,progressivechangetowards an end it may or may not reach.
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A characteristic syndrome emerges in which bilateral neurological signs reflect theprogressivechange to the subcortical white matter and nuclei, especially those immediately adjacent to the ventricles.
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This must include much greater eagerness than we have yet seen forprogressivechange, for better workmanship and for higher productivity.
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We want it to be a catalyst forprogressivechangein an industry that has underperformed over the years.
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Surely it is devastating, because it is reflected in an attitude which is againstprogressivechange.
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Yet a sense of responsibility is not in itself enough to evoke the response that is required forprogressivechange.
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They have referred to the problems that people face and how we might, by negotiation andprogressivechange, get away from them.
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We must do what we can to assist and encourage peaceful andprogressivechange.
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The problem of fires itself, however, lies not in anyprogressivechangeto natural conditions, but elsewhere.
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If he does, there may yet be hope of aprogressivechange.
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It has never resisted any need forprogressivechange.
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Naturally that is the sort of thing they regarded asprogressivechangeagainst their interests.
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There will be no conflict; there will be a happy partnership forprogressivechange.
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It is time to stop the vocal minority blocking aprogressivechangethat will benefit millions of people, particularly children, in our most deprived communities.
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