noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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The Solidarity trade union staged a nationwide day of protests against government economic austerity policies on May 22.
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Then, on top of the craziness and alleged corruption, populist Bucaram last month announced an economic austerity program.
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With important municipal elections due in October, they were unwilling to be associated with his highly unpopular economic austerity policies.
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A programme of strict economic austerity agreed with the International Monetary Fund is dead.
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The scandal fuelled popular resentment at time of high unemployment and economic austerity .
■ NOUN
measure
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The austerity measures affected primarily spending on health, social welfare, defence and overseas development assistance.
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Once she took office Ellie instituted stringent austerity measures .
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But it remained to be seen whether the ambitious plan would withstand the impact of possible future austerity measures .
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Various international bodies warned of the need to impose radical austerity measures without delay if adverse trends were to be reversed.
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The report demonstrated that the 1980s austerity measures had disproportionately affected blue collar workers in comparison with white collar workers.
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The austerity measures included a freeze on civil service appointments, pay and promotions.
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A new economic commission was set up to monitor the success of the austerity measures .
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Industrial action On June 6, 1990, there was a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest against the latest austerity measures .
package
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Then, a successful austerity package was introduced.
plan
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The austerity plan was likely to involve the dismissal of thousands of government employees.
policy
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The Solidarity trade union staged a nationwide day of protests against government economic austerity policies on May 22.
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But a spiraling deficit and weakened franc forced him to adopt austerity policies in 1983.
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It has also resorted to austerity policies which have affected prices, employment and real wages.
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With important municipal elections due in October, they were unwilling to be associated with his highly unpopular economic austerity policies .
program
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In 1991 Soglo instituted an austerity program and privatized many state enterprises, a trend continued by Kerekou.
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Then, on top of the craziness and alleged corruption, populist Bucaram last month announced an economic austerity program .
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Apple Computer Inc. kicked off its austerity program yesterday.
programme
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Falls in the price of oil had provoked the government four years previously to impose an austerity programme .
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Ever since September 1988, Mr Li's government has been pressing an austerity programme to cool the economy.
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The decision was reportedly taken in response to the government's current austerity programme .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Russians have faced years of austerity after communism's fall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although the Benedictine rule imposed specific obligations upon each individual, it was rarely severe to the point of austerity .
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I at once sensed the physical austerity and the quality of social and intellectual superiority characteristic of the best public schools.
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Low inflation, competitive pressure and a continued focus on fiscal austerity depress projected raises, Hewitt says.
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She renounced the role of tragic widow with an austerity that irritated her would-be saviours.
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The fifth plenum announced austerity measures to tackle the worsening economic situation and called for stronger party leadership and unity.
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The government could afford a slight relaxation of its austerity .
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Then, on top of the craziness and alleged corruption, populist Bucaram last month announced an economic austerity program.
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This has the effect of rounding the contours and losing some of the austerity of the unadorned triads.