ongoing struggle

collocation in English

meaningsofongoingandstruggle

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ongoing
adjective
uk
/ˈɒŋˌɡəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɑːnˌɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the ...
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struggle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/us
/ˈstrʌɡ.əl/
a very difficult task that you can do only by making a ...
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(Definition ofongoingandstrugglefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the heart of her narrative is theongoingstrugglebetween two competing visions of the best way to promote consumer interests.
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Meanwhile, the body of the merchants seemed unable to take any action which could affect the outcome of theongoingstruggle.
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In fact, it represents theongoingstrugglewithin the populist-nationalist camp for historiographical hegemony.
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In his view, the engine of mathematical progress was to be found in theongoingstruggleto find inter pretations for mathematical forms.
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The students voiced theirongoingstrugglewithin three domains identified as academic inhibition, practical inhibition and affective inhibition, and ways of overcoming these inhibiting factors.
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It is commonplace to think of anongoingstrugglebetween them at various economic, social and political levels, with environmental and cultural concerns often being at the forefront.
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Innocent civilians, law enforcement personnel and government officials have lost their lives in theongoingstrugglein the region.
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This is anongoingstrugglefor leadership and priorities.
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A permanent feature of this policy should be anongoingstruggleto defend the principles of freedom and democracy.
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One is theongoingstruggleof nurses to receive a proper award under the new scheme.
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There's anongoingstrugglebetween the two that's mirrored in the menacing song titles and gripping cover art.
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As with computer viruses, the detection and elimination of rootkits is anongoingstrugglebetween both sides of this conflict.
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Again his sharp style gave a strong, passionate voice to theongoingstruggleto end oppression.
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Eschatological prophecy deals with theongoingstrugglebetween the forces of light and darkness, and the ultimate triumph of good over evil.
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He left in 1989 due to hisongoingstrugglewith schizophrenia.
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There was anongoingstruggle, because too many insisted that these are genuine, while they were later determined to be forgeries.
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These uprisings were part of theongoingstrugglebetween liberals and conservatives in the country.
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Competition for patronage was anongoingstruggle.
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Tierney had withdrawn from acting for several years because of herongoingstrugglewith bipolar disorder.
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