day-to-day reality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofday-to-dayandreality
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day-to-day
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌdeɪ.təˈdeɪ/us/ˌdeɪ.təˈdeɪ/
happening every day as a regular part of your job ...
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reality
noun
uk/riˈæl.ə.ti/us/riˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined ...
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(Definition ofday-to-dayandrealityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is the patient and their carers, whether it be family or not, who are dealing with theday-to-dayrealityof living with the dying process.
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This is surely still dependent on the extent to which these constitutional changes and legislation are actually experienced in the country'sday-to-dayreality.
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Perestroika has had no impact on theday-to-dayrealityof women's existence.
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At present, unfortunately, this is not part ofday-to-dayrealitythere.
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These are no longer challenges for the future, but theday-to-dayrealityfor our businesses and workers.
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The miners were involved in a class war that was aday-to-dayreality.
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That is aday-to-dayrealityfor those 1,800 people when they look beyond the present occupation.
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There is something peculiarly obscene about that picture, yet it is theday-to-dayrealityof our city now.
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That is theday-to-dayrealityof public transport.
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The need to ensure that animal welfare is improved during transport as a matter ofday-to-dayrealityand not just on the statute book is an important objective for me.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Every time we talk about disability, we find ourselves stepping almost magically through doors to new worlds where the perception ofday-to-dayrealityis always changing.
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Meanwhile, theday-to-dayrealityis disappointing.
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The terrifying consequences of environmental destruction have become aday-to-dayrealityto people all over the world.
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Overcrowding is aday-to-dayreality, hence the double bunked cells.
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