prolonged strike

collocation in English

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prolonged
adjective
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/prəˈlɒŋd/us
/prəˈlɑːŋd/
continuing for a ...
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strike
noun[C]
uk
/straɪk/us
/straɪk/
a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or ...
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(Definition ofprolongedandstrikefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theprolongedstrikehad effects which resulted ill unemployment long after the strike finished.
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Only the railway industry and those working in it will suffer from aprolongedstrike.
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The long-term economic effects of aprolongedstrike, and, therefore, the financial effects, need greater emphasis.
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Further, insolvency may occur through no fault of management, however carefully they may monitor the company's affairs—such as through aprolongedstrike.
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The earnings lost in aprolongedstrikemay take months or years to recover, even if the strike is successful.
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Anything which causes trade unions to think twice before they engage upon aprolongedstrikeis to the benefit of society.
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If we have aprolongedstrike, the railway system will be ruined.
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Many people tend to forget that in aprolongedstrikethe employees suffer most.
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Aprolongedstrikewill also have some impact on engineering support, which will adversely affect aircraft serviceability and also lead to some loss of flying hours.
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However, aprolongedstrikein the limestone industry delayed progress and it was not completed until 1926.
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Theprolongedstrikeof 1892 against a proposed 15% cut in wages ended with an agreement to accept a 10% cut.
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Sjlander did however caution the delegates, arguing that the newly founded union lacked the financial means to mobilize aprolongedstrike.
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The first is to incur the risk of prolonged strikes, bringing with them discontinuity of production that may result in a lasting loss of orders.
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Is he aware that there might be some prolonged strikes as a direct result of his proposed legislation?
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Resistance against excessive wage claims crumbles, especially in the private sector where prolonged strikes might well mean bankruptcy.
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We cannot continue with prolonged strikes.
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Two prolonged strikes followed in 1988 and in 1989.
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Women and children found life in the mining town harsh, yet fought alongside the miners in favour of the union goals despite the hardship prolonged strikes caused to family welfare.
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