regional disparity

collocation in English

meaningsofregionalanddisparity

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regional
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/us
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/
relating to or coming from a particular part of ...
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disparity
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈspær.ə.ti/us
/dɪˈsper.ə.t̬i/
a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is ...
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(Definition ofregionalanddisparityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theregionaldisparityin industrial solid waste is different from the pattern for industrial wastewater and industrial waste gas.
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Other emissions also reflect theregionaldisparity.
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For that reason, the new approach which we await should end, or certainly alleviate, thisregionaldisparity.
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Certainly, the elimination of thisregionaldisparityis a very important point.
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Certainly theregionaldisparityremains as it was before.
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Is theregionaldisparitygreater or smaller than it was last year?
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What is equally striking is theregionaldisparityof service provision.
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There has been theregionaldisparitythat we feared would not occur.
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I do not believe that we haveregionaldisparitysolely because of public expenditure.
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There is a realregionaldisparityin the finance made available to small businesses.
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The most obvious isregionaldisparity.
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Regionaldisparityhas widened in the past four or five years; it is likely to do so again under this programme.
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There is considerableregionaldisparity.
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Regionaldisparityhas not simply been caused by declining major industries.
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This imbalance is also known asregionaldisparity.
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This excess-scarcityregionaldisparityand flood-drought cycles have created the need for water resources management.
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In a detailed study on regional disparities, they reached three conclusions.
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Within national monetary unions, national budgets helped in a variety of ways to reduce regional disparities.
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As regards cohesion and inclusion, we must tackle increasing social inequalities and persistent regional disparities.
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