progressive legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofprogressiveandlegislation

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progressive
adjective
uk
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/us
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofprogressiveandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This agenda stood at the centre of government attention, as illustrated byprogressivelegislationand concerns about ' pre-socialist remnants ' in families in the 1940s and 50s.
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That is, of course, what has to be fought for; the right to tougher, moreprogressivelegislation.
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To stand in the way ofprogressivelegislation, shows that you are not concerned with the future of the people.
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It contains plenty of references toprogressivelegislation.
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This is a piece ofprogressivelegislationin order to help the unemployed, so we have been told during the last few days.
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The poll tax already flies in the face of allprogressivelegislationby treating women as the chattels of their husbands.
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It is mortifying to some of us who supportprogressivelegislationand are pledged to it and believe in it heart and soul.
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It introducesprogressivelegislationto protect plant breeders' rights.
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Reading the report, it is also perfectly clear that it does not prevent any country from having moreprogressivelegislation.
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In the meantime, is allprogressivelegislation, however clearly desired and demanded by the people, to come to a standstill?
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Yet we find that this is now the best country in the world to live in, because we have hadprogressivelegislation.
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Therefore, it isprogressivelegislationwhich selects the people with families for the biggest benefits.
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Let us never suggest that there is a time for winning the war, and then a time forprogressivelegislation.
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It is a pity that we have to stick to old-fashioned definitions even when we are discussing what is undoubtedlyprogressivelegislation.
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It is the cry of the reactionary through the ages against any move toprogressivelegislation.
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This is positive andprogressivelegislation, and it should not be political.
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That always applies wheneverprogressivelegislationis introduced.
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It seems to me a perfect exercise, in company with allprogressivelegislationdesigned to protect the citizen against influences which are not always honest.
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That is not the way in which sound,progressivelegislationcan be carried out.
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We propose to do it as soon as possible, but it is a question which involves greatprogressivelegislationand financial preparation as well.
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