flurry of activity

collocation in English

meaningsofflurryandactivity

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flurry
noun
uk
/ˈflʌr.i/us
/ˈflɝː.i/
a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition offlurryandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, in a relativeflurryofactivity, we have four complete editions of the work within a generation, or one every ten years or so.
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In aflurryofactivity, the woman and man behind the counter both grab at least twenty records from the shelves.
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However, what is new is theflurryofactivityat the state level.
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Whether thisflurryofactivitywill be beneficial in the context of e-commerce, only time will tell.
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There was a greatflurryofactivityin this matter 10 or 15 years ago.
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It resulted in aflurryofactivity, which has produced some guidelines.
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In recent years there has been aflurryofactivityto examine how financial sanctions might be implemented.
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It is fair to say that there has been aflurryofactivityin recent times.
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Major projects give rise to aflurryofactivityamong small and medium-sized firms, which act as suppliers to larger companies.
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There has been a recentflurryofactivity.
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A greatflurryofactivityoccurred about a year ago, when it was said that a committee would be established to try to ensure that statistics were correlated.
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While distracting attention with aflurryofactivity, partnership agreements, urban aid programmes and all that jazz, he is taking away the whole base of finance.
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An immediateflurryofactivityfollowed.
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A finalflurryofactivitytook place at the end of the 9th century or the beginning of the 10th.
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The 1850s saw aflurryofactivityfor the emerging town.
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There was anotherflurryofactivitywhen the last revolutions occurred, as it was difficult to forecast the exact reentry path.
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The mesa top would have had aflurryofactivity.
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Though the group separated later in the same year, the school was the center of aflurryofactivityin contemporary art.
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The event is financially beneficial for the region, and injects aflurryofactivity, tourism and community spirit into the town.
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He completed the pieces in aflurryofactivitybetween 2009 and 2011.
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