engine of growth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofengineandgrowth
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engine
noun[C]
uk/ˈen.dʒɪn/us/ˈen.dʒɪn/
a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to ...
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growth
noun
uk/ɡrəʊθ/us/ɡroʊθ/
The growth of a person, animal, or plant is its process of increasing ...
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(Definition ofengineandgrowthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Trade, now in the form of a combination of staples, manufactures and services, remained theengineofgrowth.
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That is why every effort must be made to kick-start theengineofgrowth, which is our only hope of reversing this unemployment spiral.
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The second assumption was that the target—theengineofgrowth—was large manufacturing industry, and especially inward manufacturing investment.
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Smaller businesses are clearly theengineofgrowth, and we must do everything possible to make their business life as easy as possible.
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Profitability —theengineofgrowth—was also substantially higher.
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Pensioners—that hugeengineofgrowth—will be paid a pension that will keep pace with the rise in the cost of living, at a rate which, frankly, the economy cannot bear.
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In the 1960s, there was low confidence in indigenous business as anengineofgrowthand a felt need for foreign capital's contribution.
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In our model, the creation of new needs and change in consumption patterns constitute theengineofgrowth, but in a context of invariant preferences.
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With regard to the theory of endogenous growth, this has concentrated entirely on the role of positive externalities as theengineofgrowth.
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If industrialization as anengineofgrowthwas not given the needed priority, how did the country fare without it?
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Mining ceased to be theengineofgrowthby the end of the century.
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The biggestengineofgrowthand employment in economic terms should be given extra support.
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That relationship is based upon an understanding that trade is theengineofgrowthfor developing countries.
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Just as manufacturing is the source of our wealth and theengineofgrowth, so investment is the engine of manufacturing.
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We do not look to the sole trader to be theengineofgrowth.
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It has been referred to as theengineofgrowth.
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It is a great mistake to believe that the onlyengineofgrowthis in the public sector.
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Secondly, if we are to revive the motor vehicle industry as anengineofgrowthwe must boost home demand.
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We believe that the private sector is theengineofgrowthwhich pulls the train that delivers a better society.
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