| 词汇 | example_english_preceding-decade |
| 释义 | preceding decadecollocation in Englishmeanings of precedingand decadeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with decade. preceding adjective[before noun] uk /prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/ us /priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/ existing or happening before someone ... See more at preceding decade noun[C] uk /ˈdek.eɪd/ us /ˈdek.eɪd/ a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 ... See more at decade Examples of preceding decadeThese 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. The 1980s was the decade in which the principles of communicative language teaching, which had evolved in the precedingdecade, began to gain traction in the classroom. They had organized their stations during the precedingdecade, 1903-1912, and began their work there on the breeding of new varieties of wheat, oats, barley, and sugar beet. However, if the instability of certain values for the tertiary sector is overlooked, such as commission agents, the remaining activities were more dynamic than those of the precedingdecade. In that case, we must not try to evade the following conclusion, namely that the commitments made for the precedingdecade have not been fulfilled. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is little evidence that there is much improved productivity higher than the reviled trend established in the precedingdecade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those figures are worse than those for 1980, but they are better than for most years in the precedingdecade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The increase in the precedingdecade was 11·1. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Estimates including leased assets are not available for the precedingdecade, when leasing was a less important feature of investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is exactly half the rate at which it grew over the whole of the immediately precedingdecade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The study analysed what had gone wrong over the precedingdecade or so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In contrast to the precedingdecade, the 1980s saw a sharp decline in the popularity of high-legged boots. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This administrative reorganisation was a response to the rapid population increase experienced across the territory, especially during the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This administrative reorganisation was undertaken in response to the rapid population increase experienced across the territory, especially during the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Much of the material reflects his political experiences of the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Local electric utility officials later said they lost more wires in the storm than in the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Several legal cases over the precedingdecade in particular had already established that the monarch had no ecclesiastical jurisdiction in colonies possessing responsible government. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It had been 13,829 in 2000; population hence grew by 5 percent over the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The school population has seen an increase of more than 200 students in the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The publication had steadily lost circulation and hence critical advertising revenues during the precedingdecade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the precedingdecade 33.3 million in tolls had been collected. 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 preceding Go to the definition of decade See other collocations with decade |
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