developed world
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdevelopedandworld
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developed
adjective
uk/dɪˈvel.əpt/us/dɪˈvel.əpt/
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world
noun
uk/wɜːld/us/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofdevelopedandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdeveloped world
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They do, all over thedevelopedworld.
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This literature, however, focuses overwhelmingly on thedevelopedworld.
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The lessdevelopedworldshowed a very different political evolution.
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These effects have been near universal in thedevelopedworld.
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In thedevelopedworld, the same example illustrates this further.
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There has been a lack of research into candidate selection outside thedevelopedworld.
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Of course, this relates more to outcomes in thedevelopedworld.
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As elsewhere in thedevelopedworld, state pensions became a 20th-century necessity.
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In thedevelopedworldof agriculture, producers respond to market incentives.
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In the moredevelopedworldwe tend to take pension provision for granted.
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There are surprisingly few instances of rigorous policy priority assessment in thedevelopedworld.
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At present, agriculture in developing countries is generally less intensive than in thedevelopedworld.
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The life expectancy of their residents has risen faster than in counterparts in thedevelopedworld.
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In thedevelopedworld, laws, regulations, and contacts often mean the end of business.
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And the issues and trends addressed by the author are relevant throughout the westerndevelopedworld.
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Pension provision is rare in the lessdevelopedworld, and here, older people are economically active, health permitting, much longer.
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Moreover, the region has borrowed concepts from thedevelopedworldwhich are not always appropriate in the continent.
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In thedevelopedworld, this technology is largely used to get "a first picture of baby" (7).
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As a result, there has been an exponential increase in the number of older drivers in thedevelopedworld.
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In thedevelopedworld, the majority of patients have undergone palliative surgery or more usually, repair in childhood.
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Given the facts of tuberculosis, it is not a nonexistent market in thedevelopedworld; it's just a small market.
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The changes that are occurring in thedevelopedworldnow are not only much slower but more selective.
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Current spending is around 7% of the gross national product, one of the lowest rates in thedevelopedworld.
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