significant concession

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandconcession

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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concession
noun
uk
/kənˈseʃ.ən/us
/kənˈseʃ.ən/
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandconcessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant concession

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It will be interesting to find out whether that is in fact an important andsignificantconcessionor whether it is simply decoration.
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The plain truth is that these rates still give asignificantconcessionto the better-off members of the community.
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We were disappointed that the conference was unable to agree to a global application of the higher survivability standard, but we achieved asignificantconcession.
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I believe that to be asignificantconcession.
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Students will enjoy asignificantconcessionduring the coming summer vacation.
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That is asignificantconcessionfor the industry.
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We believe that the promoters made asignificantconcessionto those who objected to the original route.
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I suspect that the problem with this amendment is that it has the makings of asignificantconcession.
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I am quite certain it is intended to produce asignificantconcession, but it is not an adequate one.
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None the less we recognise that asignificantconcessionhas been made.
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That is asignificantconcessionon his part.
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It does, of course, represent asignificantconcessionin the long term, though the amount will depend on the total amount of interest free loans which we make.
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In this sense it opens new political space, offers significant concessions, which in a previous moment would have remained clearly beyond reach.
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It also enabled the government to put the blame on the rightist opposition for the significant concessions it was forced to make.
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Numsa also made significant concessions, particularly as regards flexible manufacturing.
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We have made significant concessions and the overall savings position has been very much affected by that.
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I know that it has been difficult and also that the agreement contains significant concessions and abdications.
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The developing countries are understandably much more reluctant to make any further concessions unless they can achieve significant concessions from the west this time.
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The unions have made two significant concessions publicly in the past two days.
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Secondly, we are told that significant concessions have been made.
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