general
Example Sentences
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The food-service industry in general has proved resilient despite inflation and labor challenges.
The government has already announced that from April some levies will be scrapped or funded from general taxation, leading to a fall in energy costs.
From BBC
A general finding is that while structural weakness in authoritarian institutions can contribute to democratic transitions, it is insufficient.
Officials with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, the agency’s internal watchdog, recently seized records and a computer from the office of Kara Voorhies, according to people familiar with the matter.
The 66-year-old has been criticised for staying on as general secretary past the organisation's mandatory retirement age of 63.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
