continual expansion

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinualandexpansion

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continual
adjective
uk
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/us
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/
happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not ...
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expansion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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(Definition ofcontinualandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Temporarily, because of economic difficulties, there has not been thatcontinualexpansion.
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A problem which will arise with thecontinualexpansionof the arts and of these associations is the lack of trained arts administrators.
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If we are to achieve that, we must have acontinualexpansionin our own production and in world trade.
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Our estimates also provide forcontinualexpansionand improvement of other local health services than the mental health service.
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They would protect the local environment fromcontinualexpansionof airports and relieve the uncertainties and blight that expansion pressures create in any community.
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This means attacking the fundamental weakness in the region's industrial structure and making possiblecontinualexpansionof its industry and commerce.
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We want not only expansion, butcontinualexpansion.
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Surely, the story is one ofcontinualexpansion.
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The logic of that process is thecontinualexpansionof the nuclear energy programme.
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However, due to thecontinualexpansionof cities, construction of condos and hotels on coasts everywhere has grown exponentially.
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It has undergonecontinualexpansionto meet ongoing demand.
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The construction of an air-field in the 1930s, and itscontinualexpansionunder military auspices through the 1960s, eventually allowed the city to take full advantage of this geographic gift.
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