final quarter

collocation in English

meaningsoffinalandquarter

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final
adjective
uk
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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quarter
noun
uk
/ˈkwɔː.tər/us
/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
one of four equal or almost equal parts of ...
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(Definition offinalandquarterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinal quarter

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Early elections are those that do not fall in thefinalquarterof a parliament's maximum term.
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Even so, this book covers much more ground than its title would suggest, for specific genetic applications occupy only thefinalquarteror so.
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Those that are held in thefinalquarterof a maximum term are assumed to be induced constitutionally.
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Elections that do not fall in thefinalquarterof a parliament's maximum tenure.
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Figure 2 illustrates the steady southerly and easterly spread of the epizootic between the early cases in the third quarter of 2001 and thefinalquarterof 2002.
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Socialist polemic during thefinalquarterof the century reinterpreted the argument for working-class teetotalism in the fight against poverty as a means of reducing wages as expenditure decreased.
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Some 150,000 people gained jobs in thefinalquarterof last year, an acceleration of what was happening before the general election.
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How can an insurance company forecast a major national disaster, or a large accident, in thefinalquarterof its accounting period?
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In fact, output appears to have risen hardly at all in thefinalquarterof the year.
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Figures for thefinalquarterof 1983–84 are not yet available.
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I regret that the figures for thefinalquarterof 1980 are not yet available.
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We cannot predict the expected income for thefinalquarter, but it is unlikely that revenue will reach that of previous years.
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To remove the contingency reserves from the present year is understandable, as we are approaching thefinalquarterof the year.
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Thefinalquarterof the allocation was distributed according to the dependency of the areas on textile and clothing employment.
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Data on urgent cases of suspected breast cancer are available for 2000–01, and for other suspected cancers for thefinalquarterof that year.
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The diminution from 7-9 to 7-4 million took place in thefinalquarterof last year.
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The latest available information relates to thefinalquarterof 1988.
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Completions in thefinalquarterof 1954 were slightly down on 1953, but the area of new factories started was nearly two-thirds higher.
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During thefinalquarterin 1998, 1,126 reprimands and 576 final warnings were recorded (these data were collected as part of the pilot).
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However, utility companies are still submitting bills for thefinalquarterof 1990–91.
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