near future
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnearandfuture
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near
adjective[before noun]
uk/nɪər/us/nɪr/
not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ...
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future
noun
uk/ˈfjuː.tʃər/us/ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/
a period of time that is ...
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(Definition ofnearandfuturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Demonstration of these improvements is planned for thenearfuture.
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It is difficult to find a single refugee who thinks that they will be returning home any time in thenearfuture.
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However, there has been recent progress in this field, and such a definition may become possible in thenearfuture.
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Observed latency can be decreased if a synchronisation signal source could foresee thenearfuturein some way.
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Some social security institutions have recently delivered samples of the work history records and some other institutions will probably follow them in thenearfuture.
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The author believes that these will constitute, in thenearfuture, a major improvement in the way knowledge is captured, structured, shared and reused.
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In contrast, the dispersion of the life expectancy is already fairly high in thenearfutureand steadily increases.
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This structure must be maintained and upgraded in thenearfuture.
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I do hope to take up these and related matters in more detail in thenearfuture.
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Accordingly, the number of deaths on the waiting list for livers will continue to increase in thenearfuture.
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In thenearfuture, therefore, many more children, proportionally as well as in absolute numbers, will in all likelihood live in the developing world.
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Nootropics, or brain performance enhancing drugs, are becoming more widely used and are expected to represent a huge market in thenearfuture.
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It will be widely read and cited in thenearfuture.
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The effect of this trend on longevity in thenearfutureshould be carefully observed and monitored.
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Analysis of past data and of factors contributing to growing energy-related carbon emissions indicates that commercial energy intensity will increase in thenearfuture.
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With the tools that will be available in thenearfuturethere will be more definite searches specifically focusing on likely exo-planets.
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Another challenging task we plan to deal with in thenearfutureis the characterisation of hysteresis in piezoelectric systems by means of inverse methods.
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We are presently investigating this issue and will report on it in thenearfuture.
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