Collocations withsurplus
These are words often used in combination withsurplus.
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agricultural surplus
The challenges of mobilising agricultural surplus would then loom large on the reform agenda if the country is to undertake a vigorous industrialisation drive.
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annual surplus
I do not mean that it should be reduced so as to extinguish absolutely the annual surplus.
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current account surplus
The current account surplus accompanied by the surge in capital inflows in the mid-1990s put too much strain on that strategy.
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current surplus
The first half of last year showed a quite satisfactory current surplus of £148 million, excluding aid, or £172 million including aid.
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economic surplus
Tradable water rights encourages the transfer of water from low value to high value uses, increasing economic surplus.
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enormous surplus
At the same time, the overwhelming reason for the present slump in trade prices is the enormous surplus in the world's stocks.
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food surplus
Irrespective of variety, farmers with a food surplus had higher adoption rates than those with a food balance.
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growing surplus
On security, there is a growing surplus of oil and steady diversification of world sources.
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huge surplus
Why not do something really practical about the huge surplus in the world?
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large surplus
Where large surplus revenues are not anticipated, this may not be a serious constraint.
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modest surplus
The target is calculated to provide sufficient potatoes assuming normal yields, to meet requirements and allow for a modest surplus.
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net surplus
They exercise political and military power over peripheries and enjoy a net surplus in the flow of materials or labor vital to core interests.
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overall surplus
However, if we take invisibles into account, the overall surplus is about £20 billion to £21 billion.
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primary surplus
As the primary surplus turns into deficits, the debt starts to increase.
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producer surplus
On the first of these, note that in the models presented so far there is no producer surplus to consider.
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so-called surplus
There was a time when there were some two million more women than men in this country, the so-called surplus women.
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substantial surplus
But it would be foolish to reverse our policies so soon after moving into substantial surplus.
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