major concession

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandconcession

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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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concession
noun
uk
/kənˈseʃ.ən/us
/kənˈseʃ.ən/
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or ...
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(Definition ofmajorandconcessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmajor concession

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On the face of it, this change in ownership represents amajorconcessionby government.
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I think that is amajorconcession, and will give us all an opportunity of looking at the matter again.
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He is making amajorconcessionto the wealthy.
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Therefore, he is really making a rathermajorconcession.
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That was amajorconcessionat the time.
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The whole trade union cycle is making a deep andmajorconcession.
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Then in the case of the overseas telegraphists again a claim was made, then a strike and again there followed amajorconcession.
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We have already made amajorconcessionto the landlord's interest by allowing him to give his views on the suitability of each applicant.
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I welcome the fact that the right will now be spelt out, but there is nomajorconcessionthere.
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There does not seem to be much gratitude for what is, after all, quite amajorconcession.
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Themajorconcessionmade today was that the referendum should be consultative, not mandatory.
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This, although welcome, was hardly amajorconcessionsince only two brands are affected.
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I believe that the provision is amajorconcession.
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We secured amajorconcessionin terms of legislation.
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We are entitled to get some kind ofmajorconcession.
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Admittedly, it does not represent amajorconcessionto the blind.
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We welcome it as amajorconcessionwhich we played a major part in persuading him to make.
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Indeed, we have gone further, by making concessions on some minor points, and amajorconcessionto allow a reduction in the working week.
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Previously that was not mandatory, and in our view that is amajorconcession.
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I therefore confirm that what we announced last week is amajorconcession.
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