forefront of innovation

collocation in English

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innovation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
(the use of) a new idea ...
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(Definition ofinnovationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet such observations could still be made at a hospital that had been at theforefrontofinnovationon these matters.
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For manufacturing to succeed, it must be at theforefrontofinnovationand change.
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Throughout its history the industry has been in theforefrontofinnovation.
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We have always been at theforefrontofinnovationand enterprise.
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Why can we not be in theforefrontofinnovation?
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We were once in theforefrontofinnovationand change and there is no inherent reason why we should not be there again.
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Do we really think we can tackle this world with our research sector in such a fragmented state, without entering the technology race, without being at theforefrontofinnovation?
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In the face of globalisation and increased competition, the industry must be at theforefrontofinnovationand competitiveness if that success is to be sustained.
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National parks are at theforefrontofinnovationin terms of rural development and should not be afraid of being innovative in the way in which they operate.
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It has been at theforefrontofinnovationin areas such as heart, lung and bone marrow transplantation.
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The coalfield was at theforefrontofinnovationin coal mining, prompting the country's first canals, use of steam engines and creating conditions favourable for rapid industrialisation.
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