ailing economy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofailingandeconomy
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ailing
adjective
uk/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/
experiencing difficulty ...
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economy
noun
uk/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/us/iˈkɑː.nə.mi/
the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made ...
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(Definition ofailingandeconomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Consequently, the solution must begin internally, with the production and export of products for which theailingeconomyhas a comparative advantage.
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They claimed that their region had failed to benefit from its rich oil resources, and criticised the absence of increased investments in itsailingeconomyand neglected infrastructure.
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Theailingeconomyand investment in sustainability have been placed high on the agenda, and rightly so.
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Properly developed, local government can be an enormous asset in helping to regenerate ourailingeconomy.
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What is it that anailingeconomy, such as we have in this country, wants from its educational system?
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At the touch of a button, ourailingeconomyrematerialises—this time as the envy of the world.
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He has allowed public spending to go to levels which are beyond the capacity of ourailingeconomyto sustain.
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Anailingeconomywill not revive when it has to bear the burden of higher and higher taxation and more and more bureaucracy.
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By contrast, the first decade of the 21st century shows an amazingly quick recovery in all sectors of theailingeconomy.
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The long-term benefits should do much to stimulate and revive the ailing economies of those areas.
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