comprehensive education

collocation in English

meaningsofcomprehensiveandeducation

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comprehensive
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv/us
/ˌkɑːm.prəˈhen.sɪv/
complete and including everything that ...
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education
noun[S or U]
uk
/ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of teaching or learning, especially in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get ...
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(Definition ofcomprehensiveandeducationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Institutional arrangements that have emerged alongside the statecomprehensiveeducationsystem have had imminent potential for transformation to be used for different political purposes.
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I gave a speech on progressive andcomprehensiveeducationwhich lasted 12 minutes.
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In other areas, too, the government has been criticised, for compromises in the health service and for not pressing ahead withcomprehensiveeducation.
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He was instructed to secure schemes from local authorities under his control to provide a varied andcomprehensiveeducationservice.
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We support the development ofcomprehensiveeducationwhere it is the wish of a local authority to pursue that pattern.
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I supportcomprehensiveeducationbecause it cannot be offered or provided otherwise.
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We must also remember the appeal of higher education, and the application ofcomprehensiveeducation.
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My party is committed to the principle ofcomprehensiveeducation.
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We talked then about science and technology, more schools, the building programme, nursery education and reorganisation ofcomprehensiveeducation.
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He pointed out that the majority said that they favouredcomprehensiveeducationand that that majority was growing.
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It gives rise to great concern when parents and teachers are enthusiastic aboutcomprehensiveeducation, as they are in my constituency.
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Among his other interests, he was particularly devoted to the cause ofcomprehensiveeducation.
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This is a great disappointment to teachers who care about the development ofcomprehensiveeducationand to parents who support it.
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I expect that the country will continue to move in the direction ofcomprehensiveeducation, but at a natural and not at a forced pace.
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Surely it has always been recognised that the introduction ofcomprehensiveeducationacross the country would be a gradual process.
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It is surely no discourtesy tocomprehensiveeducationto envisage within our resources a pattern of freedom of choice.
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This is the philosophy fundamental tocomprehensiveeducation, equal opportunity for all our children—not just the rich and the clever—to become educated.
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He said thatcomprehensiveeducationis national policy.
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The belief incomprehensiveeducationstems from a different reason, that we must make the utmost use of the talents our children have.
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We have organised acomprehensiveeducationservice in this area, and if that project is held up the position will be seriously affected.
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