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August 31, 2007

Kickstart

kickstart (verb) -
a. giving the push needed to start and set in motion
b. starting a motorcycle with your foot

kickstart talks
kickstart negotiations
kickstart the industry
kickstart the economy
a desperate attempt to kickstart the economy

push down hard on the kickstart
kick viciously at the kickstart
kickstart a scheme to
sought to kickstart
provide a kickstart
provide a kickstart to markets


Example sentences:

* The special mission sought to kickstart talks on a new agreement.

* She promised an injection of cash into the economy to kickstart the building industry. (Source: British National Corpus)

* Mitch swung his legs across the bike, braced his foot on the kickstart, and pushed down hard. (Source: British National Corpus)

* She kicked viciously at the kickstart.

* An end to the political turmoil will provide a kickstart to dull markets going nowhere fast.

* The board will kickstart a scheme to encourage more young people to join the organisation.

* The small developing economy found it difficult with continual political turmoil to kickstart its economy into the 21st century.

* The Olympic games will kickstart the Chinese economy as visitors pour into the country to watch events.

* The interest rate was cut in a desperate attempt to kickstart the economy.

* We are constantly in touch with the Government demanding action to kickstart the industry but have had no answer. (Source: British National Corpus)


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