surplus country
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurplusandcountry
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.pləs/us/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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country
noun
uk/ˈkʌn.tri/us/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofsurplusandcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Their difficulties are those of asurpluscountry, whereas ours are the difficulties of a so-called deficit country.
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It was that more than any other single cause which made us asurpluscountryon current account and therefore a deficit country on capital account.
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To a large degree, the change is optional for thesurpluscountry, but compulsory for the deficit country.
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But the political realities that determined the burden of adjustment in the 1940s remained: surplus countries were in a stronger moral and political position.
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What we have to look at is the massive surpluses on the part of the surplus countries, and the instability in our international monetary system.
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Then what about symmetrical obligations—the equal obligation of surplus countries as well as deficit countries to take action to eliminate imbalances?
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We ought to give a lead to other oil surplus countries to provide assistance.
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The problem of deficits is a problem not only of deficit countries but of surplus countries.
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The surplus countries do not really want to reduce their surpluses, and it is as well to face that reality.
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I agree with the possibility of calling for structural reforms in surplus countries, but most attention should be given to deficit countries.
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All countries must play their part in rebalancing: surplus countries by reinforcing domestic demand, and deficit countries by focusing on export growth.
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The fact that the creditors may be surplus countries is neither here nor there.
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Such huge flows of funds as this are just as embarrassing to the surplus countries as to the deficit countries.
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But if they are to do so, then the surplus countries must make it possible—or refrain from making it impossible.
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And there has been a commitment by the surplus countries to undertake their duties in this respect.
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All the time we go to the surplus countries.
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The market has done its own recycling from the oil surplus countries very well.
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The world, however, must look to the two major surplus countries to play their part if we are to avoid recession.
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