modern movement

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernandmovement

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modern
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofmodernandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It simply could not model key design moves from themodernmovement, such as window walls.
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In those days the young and enthusiastic tended to look at themodernmovement.
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Practically all themodernmovementof criminologists—away from the question of custodial sentences—depends on two features.
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Here was a radical,modernmovementwhich championed painting.
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This seems to me to be of very great importance, and it is obviously here that themodernmovementfor adult education can play an increasingly important rôle.
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It is a sport today, but it is something which strengthens the country's industry and allows the country to take part in themodernmovementof industry.
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It seems to me thatmodernmovementof information technology will bring about changes as great in the education system as did printing in a previous era.
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There is, however, amodernmovementto revitalize the area into its once middle class status.
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Themodernmovementagainst colonial rule was maintained by the passion and commitment of a few remarkable men and women.
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Themodernmovementwas naturally applied to modern uses garages and factories, health clinics, swimming pools and underground stations.
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However, it was criticised by some in themodernmovementfor combining expressionist elements and thus not being entirely devoid of ornamentation.
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Thismodernmovementis essential to secure a fair safe and sustainable future for consumers in a marketplace increasingly dominated by international corporations.
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She enrolled in her first dance class at age four and for many years studied all aspects of dance from ancient theories throughmodernmovement.
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She was described in 1916 as one of the strong figures among the young moderns and later as a crusader for themodernmovement.
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