ambitious objective

collocation in English

meaningsofambitiousandobjective

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ambitious
adjective
uk
/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/us
/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, ...
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objective
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition ofambitiousandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofambitious objective

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This book has anambitiousobjective: "the discussion and the practical illustration of techniques used in applied macroeconometrics" (p. v).
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Thus, we are advancing toward theambitiousobjectiveof operating on an etiologically specific target for a depressive disorder.
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That leaves us little time to achieve anambitiousobjective, which has, so far, been the subject of much discussion, but of little else.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This may be anambitiousobjective, but it is not unachievable.
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Even the rapporteur wanted to set a moreambitiousobjectiveof more than 1.5%.
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The mostambitiousobjective, however, is preventive in nature: enabling and guaranteeing the traceability of products from catch to final destination.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We can already see quite divergent national interests girding their loins to jeopardise theambitiousobjectiveof making this project a reality by 2004.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One could say that the originalambitiousobjectivehas been partially achieved.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That was one of the reasons why it seemed appropriate that we should ask for thisambitiousobjectiveon this occasion.
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Thisambitiousobjectivewill not be achieved by assistance programmes using grant money alone.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I note anotherambitiousobjectiveof playing a proactive role in organising cyberspace.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think that increasing the volume of lending by the amount which the report mentions is a veryambitiousobjective.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We once had theambitiousobjectiveof building an environmentally and socially sustainable society, and what has become of that?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This text sets thatambitiousobjectiveand opens the preparatory phase for a future association.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He implied that we should set ourselves a yet moreambitiousobjectiveof, say, 30/30.
From the
Hansard archive
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One veryambitiousobjectiveis to highlight common cultural values through cooperation in higher education.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, achievement of ourambitiousobjectiverequires adequate financial resources.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Improving the system in this respect is anambitiousobjective, but it is also necessary to ensure that employees and suppliers are paid on time.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are still far from having attained thisambitiousobjective.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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