years of neglect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofyearandneglect
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year
noun
uk/jɪər/us/jɪr/
a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to ...
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neglect
noun[U]
uk/nɪˈɡlekt/us/nɪˈɡlekt/
a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care ...
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(Definition ofyearandneglectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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After many years of neglect the aesthetics of wheelchairs are being recognised as important.
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However, after years of neglect, vocabulary acquisition has finally come into its own with an explosion of attention and new research, creating a need for an update.
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After years of neglect, there is a growing demand for self-supported defined contribution schemes, although the government has not clarified the framework into which such a system will function.
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After years of neglect, political theorists in the last few years have started to take an interest in issues of language policy, and to explore the normative issues they raise.
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So what we are dealing with is not just the consequences of conflict but the consequences of years of neglect and chronic under-investment.
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We do not put right 20 years of neglect in schools and health in 20 months, but there are things happening in the health service.
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The underground is an old system, which suffers from many years of neglect of its basic infrastructure.
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We talk about 10 or 13 years of neglect, but we acknowledge that this has gone on for many more years.
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Some areas have suffered from years of neglect.
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We must bear in mind the huge problems that exist in industry and the years of neglect that have gone by.
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It seemed that it would end the twenty years of neglect the industry had suffered.
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For the inner cities the task is regeneration after years of neglect, to be carried out in partnership with the private sector.
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How can she talk about "all the years of neglect"?
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The report goes on to blame the previous government for 18 years of neglect in transport, health and education.
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It certainly goes back to 50 years of neglect, bad housing conditions, and insecurity of employment.
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That funding comes after 25 years of neglect and underinvestment in capital and current spending in the public services.
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This thoroughly unsatisfactory situation stems from years of neglect and the absence of imagination on the part of previous administrations.
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We have inherited the results of years of neglect.
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What has taken generations to build a few years of neglect, or folly, or disaster may destroy.
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I am therefore catching up on years of neglect, and doing so as quickly as possible in the circumstances.
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