major reversal

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandreversal

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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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reversal
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈvɜː.səl/us
/rɪˈvɝː.səl/
the act of changing or making something change to ...
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(Definition ofmajorandreversalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Given the ratio of railway network to road network, we shall be unable to bring about amajorreversal.
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That brings me to the major point; namely, themajorreversalwhich has taken place.
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The statement, amajorreversalof policy, contradicts a statement 12 days ago in the airline's staff newspaper.
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One of the reasons for their strong feelings is that there was no prior consultation before thismajorreversalof policy took place.
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That is amajorreversalof a strategic proposition.
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I endorse those views, but is it realistic to imagine that within the next decade we shall see amajorreversalin road building?
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This would be amajorreversalof the law up to date.
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Logging is conducted on an extensive scale and in a way that improves the quality of the forest, amajorreversalof past practices.
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Abdallas leadership during these difficult times was the beginning of amajorreversalin the banks fortunes.
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She believed this would reduce the risk of major reversals of capital flows and the financial crises that result from them.
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