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  • noun Plural form of development.
  • noun A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.

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Examples

  • He said: "In the light of the new forecasts and the explosive euro situation, there will obviously be a discussion on the sensitivity of policy to any possible short term developments."

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • He said: "In the light of the new forecasts and the explosive euro situation, there will obviously be a discussion on the sensitivity of policy to any possible short term developments."

    WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011

  • Rig Disaster Follow key developments from the initial explosion until the well was sealed in September.

    Contractor Accused Of Flawed Job on Rig Ben Casselman 2010

  • To state that the foundation of the cosmos and its developments is the provident wisdom of the Creator is not to say that creation has only to do with the beginning of the history of the world and of life.

    ID/Evolution 2009

  • They have made it a priority to formally agree that certain developments for women must be realized by all signatories of the agreement by 2015.

    Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: The Goals World Leaders Like to Achieve Camelia Entekhabi-Fard 2010

  • Rig Disaster Follow key developments from the initial explosion until the well was sealed in September.

    Contractor Accused of Flawed Job on Rig Ben Casselman 2010

  • I was keen to interest Michael in developments in usage-based theories of acquisition, premised on the view that massive exposure to formulaic language (his ‘chunks’) nourishes processes of grammar emergence – a view that, I felt, vindicated a re-appraisal of the Lexical Approach.

    September « 2010 « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • Another example of an award for important methodological developments is the Prize to Wassily

    The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

  • I was keen to interest Michael in developments in usage-based theories of acquisition, premised on the view that massive exposure to formulaic language (his ‘chunks’) nourishes processes of grammar emergence – a view that, I felt, vindicated a re-appraisal of the Lexical Approach.

    L is for (Michael) Lewis « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • Invest in developments or save my goods for the big payoff later?

    Roll through the Ages, a fun little game « Third Point of Singularity 2010

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