environmental movement

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalandmovement

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenvironmental movement

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Also, the sons and daughters of members of this class provided recruits for theenvironmentalmovement.
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Secondly, the multivariate results favour corporatism overenvironmentalmovementstrength when both are included in the same models.
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We may ask: may anenvironmentalmovementjustifiably destroy property in order to stave off immediate damage to a habitat?
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It concerns theenvironmentalmovementin general.
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I refer to the international effect of theenvironmentalmovement.
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Many in theenvironmentalmovement, on the other hand, see forest preservation as a moral imperative that should be exempted from hard-nosed economic analysis.
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To many in theenvironmentalmovement, that report still stands as a beacon of sense in the foolish world of economics.
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Especially beneficial too in this regard would be the ability to use more recent, cross-national data onenvironmentalmovementstrength and membership.
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This type of labelling requires public confidence and a link with theenvironmentalmovement.
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Theenvironmentalmovementhere is based on animals that are attractive.
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These actions are not sops to the wilder fringes of theenvironmentalmovement.
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Many people in theenvironmentalmovementmust start to square their conscience with their intellect.
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Theenvironmentalmovementshould get around to withdrawing its demands for an end to fishing.
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I hope that we can persuade theenvironmentalmovementto go a step further.
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The original article suggested a number of explanations: population density, per capita income, economic growth, the strength of theenvironmentalmovement, economic structural change, and cultural values (such as post-materialism).
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In spite of the seemingly altruistic motives and commendable efforts of individuals, a celebratory narrative of theenvironmentalmovementin the region is not to be expected in these publications.
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He was active in theenvironmentalmovement.
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Green represents nature and theenvironmentalmovement.
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This about face angered theenvironmentalmovement.
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It is part of theenvironmentalmovement.
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Unfortunately, there are those in theenvironmentalmovementwho would be prepared to go along this path.
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I speak for theenvironmentalmovementand not for industry, but we want to obtain the cooperation of industry.
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In my homeland, the long-term vision of theenvironmentalmovementis an agriculture free of chemicals.
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I am personally pleased that anenvironmentalmovement—eco-glasnost—was at the forefront of those changes.
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I am looking at all those of you who have not exactly been at the forefront of theenvironmentalmovement.
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