ADJ

full
School should encourage the full development of a student's talents
gradual
rapid
sustainable
healthy
commercial, economic, industrial
evolutionary, historical
regional
rural, suburban, urban
human
educational, emotional, intellectual, linguistic, personal, physical, psychological, sexual, social, spiritual
software
child
property

VERB + DEVELOPMENT

aid, allow, assist, encourage, enhance, facilitate, favour, foster, permit, promote, stimulate, support
Education stimulates the stage in the development of Anglo-Irish relations
a stage of development
This is a perfectly normal stage of development

ADJ

exciting, important, major, radical, remarkable, significant, striking
the latest, new, recent
logical
The move from TV to film was a logical development in her career
unexpected
welcome
political, scientific, technical, technological

DEVELOPMENT + VERB

occur, take place
the significant developments taking place in the health service

PREP

~ in
new developments in film-making

ADJ

housing, property
development of rational thinking. A group of experts has been brought together to support the develop
business, commercial
ribbon
accelerate, speed up
Ribbon developments (= lines of Environmental factors can buildings) extended along the mai n accelerate the development of road . certain cancers
arrest, discourage, halt, hinder, inhibit, prevent, restrict, retard, slow
Too much emphasis on memorizing facts can inhibit the development of creative thinking
finance
The company went deep into debt to finance the development of the engine
monitor, oversee
A UN team is monitoring the development of the peace process
trace
In the opening chapter, the author traces the development of judo from its ancient roots

DEVELOPMENT + VERB

occur, take place

DEVELOPMENT + NOUN

initiative, plan, programme, project, scheme
aid, assistance
work
The invention requires more development work to make it viable
process
the lengthy development process of a new model of car
budget, capital, fund, grant
costs, expenditure

PREP

during ~
Cell divisions during development occur in a fixed sequence
in ~
A more powerful version of this electric bus in currently in development
under ~
The new vaccine is still under development

PHRASES

research and development
I do quite a lot of research and development work in my job
a stage in the development of sth
an important