formative stage

collocation in English

meaningsofformativeandstage

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formative
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/us
/ˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/
relating to the time when someone or something is starting to develop ...
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stage
noun[C]
uk
/steɪdʒ/us
/steɪdʒ/
a part of an activity or a period ...
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(Definition offormativeandstagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The financial and capital market is still at itsformativestageand needs strengthening.
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The interdisciplinary evidence reveals that knowledge of white mangroves was an earlyformativestage in coastal cultivators' fabrication of rice-farming systems.
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Overall, the project of building a 'social' component to economic regionalisation remains at aformativestage.
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They are in a moreformativestagein the development of social roles, goals and aspirations and connections to mainstream institutions.
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The interdisciplinary evidence reveals that knowledge of white mangroves was an earlyformativestage in cultivators' fabrication of coastal land-use systems.
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It's all a bit 'gimmicky' at thisformativestage, but infinitely worth exploring, of course, and most engaging to watch.
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Unlike groups of adult carers, young carers face these issues at a time when their identities, social and educational competencies and self awareness are still at aformativestage.
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The human rights community, a distinctive feature of the twentieth century, is still in aformativestage, developing these applications across the range of human activity.
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These are services, of course, which are in an early andformativestage.
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It is unfortunate that procedures are not as good as they should be, particularly at the discussion andformativestage.
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The catalogue is still at aformativestageand no decisions have yet been taken.
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In short, we spell into the contract now in itsformativestagesomething which will guarantee our own position if we wish to withdraw later.
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Every authority had the opportunity to join in the scheme at theformativestageand to contribute to its development.
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We shall be playing our full part in the development of that policy in theformativestage.
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It goes without saying that there should be full consultation at theformativestageof important decisions, not after decisions have already been arrived at.
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Indeed, as the negotiations move towards theformativestage, these uncertainties are placing and will place our industry at a disadvantage.
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It is a new and developing industry in aformativestage.
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I stress that this is an idea at a veryformativestage.
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The hovercraft is a new invention which is inevitably at present in theformativestage.
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They must have all this, in order that their help may be obtained in theformativestageof planning.
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