continued expansion

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinuedandexpansion

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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/us
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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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 ofcontinuedandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Those who favour thecontinuedexpansionof population seem to regard the maximization of human numbers as a goal in itself.
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But they will not be simple to take in the face ofcontinuedexpansionof the human enterprise in general and population growth in particular.
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The control exercised over research by the inscription process is likely to increase withcontinuedexpansionin the patenting of public sector research.
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For doctors and insurers, the benefits of thecontinuedexpansionof private insurance were obvious.
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Continuedexpansionof island infrastructure, powered by off-island resources, facilitates this process.
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And that audience, given thecontinuedexpansionof academic as well as professional collaborations, can only continue to grow.
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By the spring of 1897, eighty-two experimental routes had been installed around the country, but funds forcontinuedexpansionwere exhausted.
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He said it quite well, but he says also that thecontinuedexpansionin world trade has been of enormous help to our exports.
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The prospects for our dairy farmers and for thecontinuedexpansionof milk production in this country are favourable.
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Other factors, such as thecontinuedexpansionof exports, have been important, too.
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I certainly welcome thecontinuedexpansionof services through the tunnel; it is one of the great success stories.
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Having regard to thecontinuedexpansionof the electricity industry, they may be expected steadily to increase.
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There is nothing to worry about in that deficit, much of which is the inevitable result of thecontinuedexpansionof this country's economy.
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That would then release the potential forcontinuedexpansionin a revitalised rented sector.
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The prospect of recovery, gradual or otherwise, cannot be advanced by thecontinuedexpansionof public expenditure.
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Recruitment to the service has considerably improved but its increasing responsibilities will makecontinuedexpansionessential for some years to come.
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A number of things have occurred which have acted against thecontinuedexpansionof agricultural production.
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We shall not succeed in securingcontinuedexpansionunless we also take action to counter inflation.
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These achievements require above all acontinuedexpansionfrom which everyone can benefit.
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