quiet revolution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquietandrevolution
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quiet
adjective
uk/ˈkwaɪ.ət/us/ˈkwaɪ.ət/
making very ...
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revolution
noun
uk/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/
a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence ...
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(Definition ofquietandrevolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is also aquietrevolutionin the workplace.
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We are seeking aquietrevolutionin local government.
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There has been aquietrevolutionin standards of care for those with life-threatening illnesses and those near the end of life.
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It is aquietrevolutionthat is already in full swing.
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It represents a kind of revolution, which is, typically, aquietrevolution.
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But in this country aquietrevolutionin taste is going on.
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That is one of the best parallels that can be drawn with thisquietrevolutionthat has been taking place.
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There is aquietrevolutionfor lifelong learning and there must be a parallel one for lifelong teaching.
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I suppose that is one of the tactics that we should expect in the "quietrevolution", as it has been termed.
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Nothing less than aquietrevolutionis taking place under our noses, and it is no less significant because it is often unnoticed.
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It is something of aquietrevolutionthat that is becoming such an accepted part of a progressive approach towards improving the environment.
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This story of the waterways has been in a way aquietrevolutionwhich has gone on over the last 20 years.
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Though profound, it is aquietrevolutionthat has been unnoticed by many.
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The chief executive has referred to a "quietrevolution" in the council, with recent years of stability standing in stark contrast to the 10 years that preceded them.
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The organisation we are building up, the educational machinery and the welding together of farmers and labourers are bringing about aquietrevolutionin the countryside.
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It is interesting that thatquietrevolutionis sponsored by young people who have great expectations that politicians will deliver something good in their lives rather than just play politics.
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