commercial imperative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommercialandimperative
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commercial
adjective
uk/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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imperative
noun
uk/ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv/us/ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/
languagespecialized
the form of a verb that is usually used for ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandimperativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcommercial imperative
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Nicholson's starting point is the commonly accepted meaning of the word 'fusion' - thecommercialimperative that led jazz to get into bed with rock at the end of the 1960s.
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It is driven by acommercialimperative, so they should ensure that any accountabilities and responsibilities belong to the relevant part of the partnership.
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It has acommercialimperativeto reach an agreement on a licence.
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The argument rests on thecommercialimperativeof localness as part of local radio stations.
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It sees acommercialimperativeand seizes further opportunities.
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We are introducing an unnecessarycommercialimperativeinto the industry.
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Thecommercialimperativeis overwhelming.
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Printing during this period had a strongercommercialimperativethan previously.
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An elaborate, inclusive, antiageist strategy that on occasions challenges commercial imperatives and government priorities will encounter formidable opposition, but to do otherwise may prove self-defeating.
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As soon as commercial imperatives become important in the running of that company, the news service can easily be run down because it is expensive.
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I believe that everyone now realises the need to maintain an area which guarantees freedom of development to researchers, independently of purely commercial imperatives.
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But by their very nature, public bureaucracies can move only so fast, and so fast is not always as fast as commercial imperatives require.
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Nevertheless, it is realistic and stems from a combination of "technological progress" and commercial imperatives.
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It might also profitably have spent a little more time on examining the industrial and commercial imperatives of concentration.
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Not only religious programmes but also educational, children's and other strands and genres which contribute to our high international reputation would fall by the wayside if left to commercial imperatives.
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Does he agree that the commercial imperatives that are pushing firms in the mobile telephone sector rapidly from analogue to digital are not reflected in the broadcasting sector?
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His philosophy of making complicated things simple, remains a core part of his career, as does balancing commercial imperatives with creativity.
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