major initiative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandinitiative
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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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initiative
noun
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/
a new plan or process to achieve something or solve ...
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(Definition ofmajorandinitiativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The thirdmajorinitiativeof the government was to add more value to cocoa by expanding local processing.
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Clearly, the president's announcement heralded amajorinitiative.
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They constitute amajorinitiativeon the part of all concerned in them.
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Let me repeat, and emphasise, that themajorinitiativefor reform must come from that source.
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There is a furthermajorinitiativeto help revitalise our inner city areas.
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Themajorinitiativefor the regeneration of the local economy must come from local industry and commerce.
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Whatever he may have done in the past, would he not agree that, in present circumstances, he should take somemajorinitiative?
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Amajorinitiativedesigned to encourage industry to adopt a more strategic approach to marketing has been launched.
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The firstmajorinitiativeshould come with the economic summit, when the first meetings will take place on the new developments in economic policy.
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The othermajorinitiativeis that it will remove the prohibition on women cleaning moving machinery in factories.
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The protection of our forests is a trulymajorinitiativethat concerns the future of the entire planet.
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Amajorinitiativefor this year is that on employment.
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I am pleased to announce amajorinitiativefor research and development.
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This is amajorinitiativeto improve service to children.
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There needs to be amajorinitiativeto draw to the attention of world leaders that sustainable development is perhaps as important as any issue.
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Is it not appropriate, therefore, that there should be amajorinitiativein this area?
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That is anothermajorinitiativethat addresses the concerns raised in the debate.
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I hope that we shall take amajorinitiativein this respect.
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Does he agree that getting building societies to hand out a few leaflets is not the way to mount amajorinitiativeon energy saving?
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That is amajorinitiativeaimed at achieving 140 new secondments between central and local government over three years.
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