significant milestone

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantandmilestone

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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milestone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/us
/ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/
a stone or post at the side of the road that shows the distance to various places, especially to the nearest ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandmilestonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This completes asignificantmilestonein the negotiation process, and enables both parties to proceed with the project in principle, subject to final contract.
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Yesterday was asignificantmilestonein the development of mobile communications.
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Its report was asignificantmilestonein considering these matters.
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It is asignificantmilestoneon the way to realising our transport policy, and it is relevant to today's debate.
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It could represent asignificantmilestone, or it could mean nothing.
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I hope that the debate will be asignificantmilestonein that process.
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We are grateful for what is asignificantmilestonein this legislation.
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We welcome the report as asignificantmilestonein the campaign against lead in the environment.
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The acceptance of a supervision application is asignificantmilestonein the treatment and rehabilitation of, and the legal requirements on, a patient.
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That signing was asignificantmilestone.
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The series has passed 150 issues, asignificantmilestonefor an independent comic book company.
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Thissignificantmilestoneoffered customers new commute options, including more frequent trips, better departure times, and faster crossings.
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All nations who value the human spirit will recognize it as asignificantmilestonein man's quest for liberty.
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The decision was made in the best interest of the country and asignificantmilestonein the process of consultation, he said.
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The wave energy sector is reaching asignificantmilestonein the development of the industry, with positive steps towards commercial viability being taken.
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Seventy years after its first review, the home is still recognized by architectural scholars as asignificantmilestonein the history of modernism.
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His graduation was asignificantmilestonein his medical career.
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While the law did not secure religious freedom, and while it included severe limitations, it was nonetheless asignificantmilestone.
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In the game design process, it is asignificantmilestone.
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The development of hafting was considered asignificantmilestoneof humans by archaeologists.
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