recent conference

collocation in English

meaningsofrecentandconference

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recent
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.sənt/us
/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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conference
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/
an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are ...
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(Definition ofrecentandconferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Someone at arecentconferencesuggested that this could mean a whole new artistic genre of 'theoretical performance', or something.
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He was talking about therecentconference.
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I understood that, at therecentconference, it was changed to two plus four.
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The same three points were discussed in great detail at ourrecentconference.
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The question of a date for independence was not on the agenda of therecentconference.
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What discussions did he have at therecentconferenceon that matter?
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He made it clear at arecentconferencethat he has forward-looking policies.
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Has he received representations from therecentconferenceof infant mistresses about their status and emoluments?
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I had the pleasure of attending arecentconferenceof the print industry and paper manufacturers.
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He quoted a comparativelyrecentconferencewhich justified wars of liberation.
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Clearly, there is great need for restraint, the sort of restraint which we saw at therecentconference.
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All the evidence flowing from therecentconferenceshows that food mountains are likely to grow even larger.
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Curiously enough, this point was emphasised by an official of the trade union concerned at theirrecentconference.
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They were only omitted from therecentconferenceowing to the fate they met in previous conferences.
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Ourrecentconferenceon saving the ozone layer was one practical and highly successful demonstration of this.
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I am saddened by the way he was tricked into going to therecentconferenceand then arrested.
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We had arecentconferencewhich broke up without achieving anything—although the delegates are later to return.
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In addition, many of the prints made in the report were mentioned at therecentconferenceon vandalism.
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Perhaps this is because at itsrecentconferencemuch play was made on nationalisation of the land.
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At arecentconference, it was declared that passive smoking was the biggest single factor in cot deaths.
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In that case, why was it that at therecentconferencewhich he attended he, instead of taking the initiative, appeared to drag his feet?
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Indeed, that was the reason why £10 million of the £25 million, which my noble friend announced at therecentconference, will be devoted to those purposes.
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We feel that the work done during thisrecentconferenceprovides a good basis for further constructive negotiations at the end of the year.
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We are co-operating with local government and the tourist boards on the follow-up to therecentconferenceon tourism and the planning system.
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Is it not a fact that therecentconferenceon this matter failed to reach the target of £20 million because our contribution had been cut?
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