considerable stride

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandstride

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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stride
noun
uk
/straɪd/us
/straɪd/
an important ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandstridefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A veryconsiderablestrideforward has been achieved.
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Yes, it is aconsiderablestridetowards a capital-owning democracy.
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There is still room for improvement, but considerable strides have been taken in the right direction.
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The group is making considerable strides in quality, production and output, and is doing extremely well.
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The college has made considerable strides there and its future contribution could be very great.
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They talk of the record of the 1980s, and state that manufacturing made considerable strides then.
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The tenants' charter has already taken considerable strides in this direction.
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We are therefore making considerable strides without having to resort to wielding the big stick and taking legislative action with regard to advertising.
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They have made considerable strides in improving operating efficiency and financial performance.
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Does he agree that his plans take considerable strides in that direction?
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The armoured personnel carrier programme has made considerable strides.
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We can take it as read that considerable strides have been made, particularly since the last reports were published.
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In recent years we have made considerable strides in that direction, but no one can claim that we have arrived there yet.
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Considerable strides are being made in the rigorous philosophical argument about animals' rights, if such they be.
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I believe that we have made considerable strides towards that aim, although we should all like to see a decrease in recorded crime figures.
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Travellers have access to the railway systems of other countries where, somehow, considerable strides seem to have been made in modernisation and improvement.
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Nevertheless, giving due weight to that fact, all the areas have made considerable strides in the reduction of unemployment.
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Turning to a more optimistic picture, there is no doubt that we are making considerable strides in technology.
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We have already taken considerable strides in reforming teacher training.
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Even before our final decisions were made we had, of course, made considerable strides in drafting the necessary regulations.
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