Example Sentences

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Yet we know what is insufficient: viewing each crisis as sectorally isolated rather than as part of a whole, prioritizing the military over civilian institutions and emphasizing one-off training programs that pass for capacity building. 

From US News • Jan. 14, 2016

Although Britain is by no means unique in seeing manufacturing decline as a share of the economy, all parties accept that there is a need for growth to be better balanced, both sectorally and geographically.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2010