commercial success

collocation in English

meaningsofcommercialandsuccess

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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/
us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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success
noun
uk
/səkˈses/
us
/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandsuccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Commercialsuccessin these crops, and introduction of new corn varieties, precipitated steady land-use intensification.
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Propelled by initialcommercialsuccessfrom this private domain, songs were rapidly "cleaned up" in order to achieve approval for public broadcast and performance.
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In addition, he was denied the radio and television exposure that was crucial to furthercommercialsuccess.
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Some of these groups and individuals had varying degrees ofcommercialsuccess, and a number are still active or are subject to periodic reincarnation.
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However, researchers have also pointed to the need to discuss the pursuit ofcommercialsuccesswithout relying on a simple 'sell out' thesis.
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Yet one very literal meaning of the text's afterlife, starting at the moment of its completion and publication, is itscommercialsuccess.
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The reason for this, clearly, is the hope ofcommercialsuccess.
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However, the book was not acommercialsuccess.
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Investment of resources in design can be a key factor incommercialsuccess, but does not guarantee it.
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The book explores the reasons for thiscommercialsuccess.
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An artist is supposed to shun any interest incommercialsuccess; art is supposed to be above the market.
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As such it was not adverse tocommercialsuccess, although this did sit awkwardly at times with the indie values associated initially with the label.
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Several artists stressed thatcommercialsuccessshould not be an end in itself, but only a means to an end.
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And the popular here is not concerned withcommercialsuccess, but deals with issues concerning the masses of the people.
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Funding from the deep pockets of a multinational record company cannot ensure an artist'scommercialsuccess, but it certainly helps.
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It is interesting to note thatcommercialsuccessper se was rarely mentioned by respondents as a factor in their ratings.
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The volume and variety of local repertoire seems to have a much greater importance forcommercialsuccessin some countries than in others.
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There, too, the controversy andcommercialsuccessof the book were mutually sustaining.
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I will also discuss how the dichotomies interact withcommercialsuccess, racial awareness, and acceptance of the genre on a national level.
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