summit conference

collocation in English

meaningsofsummitandconference

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summit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌm.ɪt/us
/ˈsʌm.ɪt/
an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or ...
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conference
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/
an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are ...
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(Definition ofsummitandconferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be hard for asummitconferenceto address such technical issues.
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There need not be the formal organisation of asummitconference.
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It is not a matter which can be disregarded when we come to asummitconferencesuch as is being foreseen at this moment.
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Five of the eight participants were attending an economicsummitconferencefor the first time.
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The format of thesummitconferencehas not yet been decided.
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There was evidence all the way through thesummitconferenceof the desire to co-operate at every level.
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It ought to be sorted out at thesummitconference.
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I do not believe that thesummitconferencecould do more than that; but that it most certainly did.
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But is he also aware that asummitconferenceon this matter is possible?
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That is what we are aiming to achieve at the nextsummitconference.
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Why not asummitconferenceto deal with the resources of the world, the feeding and sustaining of these people?
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Another novel proposal in the report is for a new kind ofsummitconferenceintended to promote what is called a "leap forward "in understanding.
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There have never been more than 120 heads of government or heads of state at a singlesummitconference.
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Was there genuine concern at thesummitconferenceabout the risk of inflation and was there a general agreement to increase interest rates?
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It is not clear, however, that a specially convenedsummitconferenceof world leaders would help to reduce international tension at this stage.
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Must we await anothersummitconferencebefore progress is made on this score?
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Will he consider roads electrification, bearing in mind the decisions of thesummitconferencethat we should use more coal and nuclear energy?
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This should be followed by asummitconferencerepresenting all the parties.
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We will not have asummitconferenceabout it.
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