indefinite extension

collocation in English

meaningsofindefiniteandextension

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indefinite
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət/us
/ɪnˈdef.ən.ət/
not exact, not clear, or without ...
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extension
noun
uk
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/
the fact of reaching, stretching, or continuing; the act of adding to something in order to make it bigger ...
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(Definition ofindefiniteandextensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The argument is capable ofindefiniteextension.
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Why isindefiniteextensionso important?
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That argument is capable ofindefiniteextension.
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That formula is capable ofindefiniteextension.
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Did he, indeed, argue for anindefiniteextension?
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There are also practical arguments against anindefiniteextension.
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Our policy is to secure theindefiniteextensionof the treaty in 1995.
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Therefore, we are confronted with an inadmissible andindefiniteextensionof the potentialities of absent voting.
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It is our policy to seek anindefiniteextensionto the non-proliferation treaty, without amendment.
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I am not a wholehearted enthusiast for theindefiniteextensionof tourism.
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There we see at once a proof of the effect of thisindefiniteextension.
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We are working to achieve anindefiniteextensionto the non-proliferation treaty.
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Our policy is to secure the unconditional andindefiniteextensionof the treaty in 1995.
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I shall speak in defence of the non-proliferation treaty and for itsindefiniteextension.
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An argument exists that we should agree to anindefiniteextensionof the non-proliferation treaty.
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We shall work for anindefiniteextensionof the treaty at that stage.
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Indefiniteextensionof the non-proliferation treaty in 1995 would be another very positive development.
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The vast majority of non-aligned states are pushing for an alternative toindefiniteextension.
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The number of states that favourindefiniteextensionis growing all the time.
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It is because of our faith in the treaty that we shall work for itsindefiniteextensionin 1995.
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Are we going to have anindefiniteextensionof concrete jungles, enormous numbers of huge uninhabitable flats?
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We believe theindefiniteextensionof the non-proliferation treaty is in the interests of all signatories.
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As a co-depositary of the treaty, we are working to secure itsindefiniteextensionin 1995.
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We continue to work for universal adherence to the treaty, and for itsindefiniteextensionin 1995.
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