| 词汇 | example_english_not-too-distant-past |
| 释义 | in the not-too-distant pastcollocation in Englishmeanings of inand pastThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with past. in adjective uk /ɪn/ us /ɪn/ fashionable ... See more at in past noun[S] uk /pɑːst/ us /pæst/ the period before and until, but not including, the ... See more at past Examples of in the not-too-distant pastThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Where our data base consists of existing and well described languages, reconstructions of proto-languages in the not-too-distantpast can be sizeable and sure. Traditionalist intellectual historians in the not-too-distantpast commonly devoted much of their energies to reconstructing ideas they seemed to admire and whose longevity they wished to secure. I offer that by way of a nice little reminder of the not-too-distantpast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt the service will not forget that it had to replace vehicles in the not-too-distantpast because their wheels were coming off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the not-too-distantpast, they were singled out for detrimental treatment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some believe that we have had such experiences in the not-too-distantpast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had debates on fishing in the not-too-distantpast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That contrasts slightly, perhaps, with some recent series in the not-too-distantpast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It rightly questions the demand for houses built over the remains of people buried in the cemetery in the not-too-distantpast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Wage settlements in the not-too-distantpast will have been partly responsible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, that happened in the not-too-distantpast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Elephants pay visits in the summer months and leopards have been sighted in the not-too-distantpast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of in Go to the definition of past See other collocations with past |
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