thrust of policy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthrustandpolicy
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thrust
noun
uk/θrʌst/us/θrʌst/
the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or ...
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policy
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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(Definition ofthrustandpolicyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The mainthrustofpolicyaccordingly became reclamation with a view to the ultimate assimilation of the tribesmen into the general community.
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In nearly every regard, any difference between us has been one of approach rather than of generalthrustofpolicy.
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In each of these, as in the generalthrustofpolicy, we come back to the matter of partnership.
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One method by which thatthrustofpolicycan be bolstered would be the early introduction of statutory identity cards.
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That is where the stress andthrustofpolicymust be.
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What worries me is that thethrustofpolicyis to go even further down the same road.
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That is thethrustofpolicyand it will continue to be so.
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The wholethrustofpolicyhas been to get them to share the same social services, the same educational system.
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It may also mean a readiness to adapt elements in our policies to harsh realities if the mainthrustofpolicyis to be preserved.
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Thatthrustofpolicyis continuing.
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I understand the generalthrustofpolicy.
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Through that package of four thrusts of policy change, a greater percentage of people with disabilities will go into the world of work.
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