constant movement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconstantandmovement
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constant
adjective
uk/ˈkɒn.stənt/us/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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movement
noun
uk/ˈmuːv.mənt/us/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofconstantandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is also visible in theconstantmovementof adult women between households.
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Rather than aconstantmovementtoward liberal democracy, there is always a struggle.
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The 'getting by', theconstantmovementin accommodation and in relationships are well illustrated and explained.
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There is, of course, aconstantmovementof industry between one area and another and aconstantmovementof labour.
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But the interdisciplinary approach, and theconstantmovementfrom one country to another, have a disorienting effect.
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Their technique is founded onconstantmovementin and filling of the space, with lightness and speed.
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In fact, there isconstantmovementgoing on.
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There isconstantmovementon a caravan site.
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Thisconstantmovementcreates a condition of in stability and unbalance.
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Units were involved inconstantmovement, and training was being seriously affected.
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There is aconstantmovementof nuclear fuel between a power station and a reprocessing plant.
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Yet, these places of pilgrimage attracted from outside their locality, and fostered within it aconstantmovement(both literal and in the mind), which brings all detail to life.
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We believe that there should beconstantmovementfrom declining firms and industries to expanding firms and industries.
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Yet the whole essence of step-by-step diplomacy was that it was intended as a policy ofconstantmovement.
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As we very well know, there has been aconstantmovementin the costs of all these items.
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No, it has been a question of filling them, to a large extent, and of theconstantmovementof people.
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Thisconstantmovementgenerated problems of its own.
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Let us consider the enthusiastic way in which the offer was taken up, and the oversubscription andconstantmovementin the share price.
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Owing to the two-hour period or the one-hour period—whatever it may be—allowed, there will be aconstantmovementof traffic.
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It is made worse by theconstantmovementand the need for escort duties, and by an absolute lack of even temper at any time.
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Thatconstantmovementhad a purpose, because it was designed to give people who had no particular knowledge a breadth of experience.
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Mining is an extractive industry, which means that there is aconstantmovementof labour from one part of the country to another.
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The acoustic project was carefully designed to neutralize vibrations caused by theconstantmovementof trains.
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There isconstantmovementof people here, with many shouting out to potential customers.
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Byconstantmovement, she avoided being cornered and fought until she dropped exhausted.
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