massive transfer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveandtransfer
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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transfer
noun
uk/ˈtræns.fɜːr/us/ˈtræns.fɝː/
the movement of something or someone from one place, position, etc. ...
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(Definition ofmassiveandtransferfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the one hand he points to themassivetransferof informational metaphors from the technical and cultural realm right into the conceptual heart of molecular biology.
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Between 1935 and 1940 these trends were abruptly reversed as amassivetransferof funds to the colonies took place.
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Is he suggesting amassivetransferof power from local government to the assembly?
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That has led, in a time of recession, to amassivetransferof resources to agriculture.
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It talks about themassivetransferof resources from richer to poorer countries.
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I do not believe that amassivetransferof resources is needed to achieve substantial results.
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He is absolutely right—devolution represents amassivetransferof power.
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Amassivetransferof funds will be needed to try to restore the balance.
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What we need is amassivetransferof resources to investment, saving, training and exports.
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Prosperity would not develop evenly;massivetransferpayments would have to be made across the regions.
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Amassivetransferof power and authority is taking place under the constitution.
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The fundamental question is this: what would be the origins of thismassivetransfer?
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I fear that we will thus have amassivetransferof freight to road.
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There must be amassivetransferfrom non-productive to productive.
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This is amassivetransferof taxation to local rates.
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These proposals represent amassivetransferof resources to the local level.
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That has meant amassivetransferof resources from the working population to the pensioner.
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But there is also themassivetransferof components and transfers of capital and ownership.
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But we are watching amassivetransferof our wealth to nations wealthier than ourselves.
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This particularly concerns rural development – not only in the outermost regions, but in rural areas in general, where amassivetransferof funds is required to reach necessary levels.
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