constant struggle

collocation in English

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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struggle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/us
/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/
a very difficult task that you can do only by making a ...
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(Definition ofconstantandstrugglefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was aconstantstruggleagainst decay here as well, but, following extant paths, these roads at least met something of a popularly felt need.
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This, however, was not necessarily a smooth or unproblematic process, but rather for many aconstantstruggle.
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Such families were in aconstantstruggleto keep from falling into longterm dependent relations.
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Although this might have provided external legitimacy, the development and maintenance of recognized internal legitimacy within the advisory group was aconstantstruggle.
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Indeed, life itself was considered the result of aconstantstrugglebetween the life-force and the corruptive effects of the (normal) environment.
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Constructing specializers is just another instance of theconstantstrugglebetween universality and specialization.
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Huxley maintained that humans, although a product of evolutionary forces, were reaching beyond theconstantstruggleand change in nature to produce stability and permanence.
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There is, therefore, aconstantstrugglein the construction of such an object, since all systems not based on acoustic realities will naturally resist their musical coding.
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Cells face aconstantstruggleagainst unwanted instructions that arrive in the form of viruses and transposons.
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Their lives were aconstantstrugglefrom the cradle.
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Parents of such children have aconstantstrugglein looking after them and therefore they should qualify for the constant attendance allowance.
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It was aconstantstruggleto keep it solvent.
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We have inherited many beautiful historic buildings which need to he maintained at all times and it is aconstantstruggleto do so.
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The centre runs at an annual deficit of around £20,000 a year, which has to be met by fund-raising, and is aconstantstruggle.
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Consequently, with all the need there is for coal in those parts, there is aconstantstruggleto eke out the present coal ration.
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The museum faced aconstantstruggleto survive after the metropolitan council was abolished.
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It is not a simple success story; it is aconstantstruggleto find new industries to replace old.
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I believe that the protection of liberty is aconstantstruggle.
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We keep on talking about educating our workforce to take its place in theconstantstruggleto improve competitiveness.
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Aconstantstrugglegoes on about who should pay most.
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