transitional phase
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftransitionalandphase
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transitional
adjective
uk/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/us/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/
belonging or relating to a change, or the process of change, from one form or type ...
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phase
noun[C]
uk/feɪz/us/feɪz/
any stage in a series of events or in a process ...
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(Definition oftransitionalandphasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This distinction permits, as a matter of fact, sometransitionalphasefor males as well.
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Thus, bilingualism is viewed as atransitionalphaseleading to possible total cultural and linguistic assimilation.
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There is thetransitionalphase.
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However, this is thetransitionalphase.
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They certainly want atransitionalphase.
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She talked about atransitionalphase.
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Atransitionalphasewill be necessary.
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I always had in mind that this would be a relatively shorttransitionalphaseto a reformed system.
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That way we are assured of a smoothtransitionalphase.
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I accept that this is atransitionalphase.
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It may very well facilitate thetransitionalphase.
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I shall deal with thetransitionalphasefirst.
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It was seen as the best of the socialist systems but only as atransitionalphaseon the way to a democratic society.
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Sleep inertia is a normaltransitionalphasebetween sleep and wake, typically lasting from 5 to 30 min just after waking.
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After a subsequent increase in the rate of migration there will therefore be atransitionalphaseduring which the genetic variance may greatly increase.
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Atransitionalphasemust be planned for each country, in accordance with its needs and circumstances.
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I always believed that the two "units" must be atransitionalphasewhich could last long.
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Now, five years later, we find ourselves entering a secondtransitionalphase.
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As a result of the negotiations, there could well be sometransitionalphase.
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We do not know how long thetransitionalphasewill last.
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It also argued for the need for atransitionalphaseand a more flexible system.
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The next great issue is that of the length of thetransitionalphase.
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But we need now to look forward, beyond thattransitionalphase, to the longer-term future.
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As my noble friend implied, that process is still very much in atransitionalphase.
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However, we are not proposing any changes of that kind in thetransitionalphase.
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