middle decades
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmiddleanddecade
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middle
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈmɪd.əl/us/ˈmɪd.əl/
in a ...
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decade
noun[C]
uk/ˈdek.eɪd/us/ˈdek.eɪd/
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 ...
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(Definition ofmiddleanddecadefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Standing as milestones of libertarian thought, the books' publication dates bracket the middle decades of the twentieth century.
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The middle decades of the century were thus a period of great activity within the teaching profession.
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By the middle decades of this century, many of these colonial charges found a renewed life in powerful arguments against the language launched from various quarters.
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During the middle decades of the twentieth century a new sense of purpose began to be evident in grammar-school music teaching with the development of orchestras, bands, and choirs.
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Tilleur, then, experienced in the middle decades of the nineteenth century a process observed more than once elsewhere : epidemiological depression walking hand in hand with high levels of urbanization.
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The alarm over sewer gases was sounded periodically throughout the middle decades of the century, but one event turned public attention to the problem with heightened intensity.
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Approximately 40 million people emigrated there during the middle decades of the 19th century.
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Secondly, how can we best address the needs of pensioners in the middle decades of the 21st century, in view of the demographic projections and the outlook for public finances?
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The works were transcribed in the middle decades of the 17th century.
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Betting on races became increasingly popular during the middle decades of the twentieth century.
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Goatstown is primarily a residential area, with extensive housing developments from the middle decades of the 20th century onwards, with little local industry.
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During the middle decades of the 19th century, the denomination experienced widespread growth.
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The majority are from the middle decades of the century.
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The middle decades of the 19th century saw the expansion of existing mines and the sinking of new ones in the parish and the neighbouring districts.
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Dickens was keenly touched by the lot of poor children in the middle decades of the 19th century.
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While there continued to be trained historians working in public settings, there was a general retreat from public engagement among professional historians by the middle decades of the twentieth century.
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During the early and middle decades of the 19th century many women migrated into the labor force often becoming adrift in a new city with new opportunities.
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