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☆ pump priming
large expenditures by a government, designed to stimulate expenditures by private industry
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Converse of object
- require: New technologies will require initial pump priming from government, and close co-operation between industry and academia to initiate research programs.
Adjective modifier
- initial: Even large companies are often strapped for money and are unlikely to invest in HPC without initial pump priming.
Modifies a noun
- funding: The Committee was strongly supportive of any pump priming funding being used for this activity rather than in the area of CPD.
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