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- noun Plural form of
megaproject .
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Examples
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Eyman's notion that the public has to vote on tax increases (at least as far as transportation megaprojects is concerned) was at best misguided.
Sound Politics: Governor Punts, Editorial Boards Applaud. Voters, what say you? 2006
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Large, one-time infrastructure projects of national significance - "megaprojects" - might be financed by different methods, depending on the project specifics.
NewAmerica.net Samuel Sherraden 2010
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So-called "megaprojects" - such as the rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Highbridge Interchange Ramps on the Cross Bronx Expressway and the reconstruction of a stretch of Route 17 between exits 116 and 121 in Orange County - won't be affected.
wnyt.com - Capital Region News, Weather and Sports from NEWSCHANNEL 13 2008
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So-called "megaprojects" - such as the rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Highbridge Interchange Ramps on the Cross Bronx Expressway and the reconstruction of a stretch of Route 17 between exits 116 and 121 in Orange County - won't be affected.
Market News RICHARD RICHTMYER 2008
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The projects, often referred to as megaprojects, also tend to be large in scope and take years to complete.
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He was shocked that valuable resources were being committed to expensive and untested "megaprojects," such as the Deep
Chicago Reader 2010
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It was first suggested as one of a series of global "megaprojects" by the Japanese in the 1970s.
New Statesman 2010
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The bill calls for creation of an undersecretary for intermodalism and a national transportation plan that emphasizes "megaprojects" to address the country's biggest bottlenecks.
News 2009
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Policy makers have a strong penchant for megaprojects backed by individual ministries and give R&D grants based largely on political clout and connections rather than scientific peer review.
China as an Innovation Center? Not So Fast Anil K. Gupta 2011
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The 12.1bn yuan £1.1bn facility is the most advanced of a series of showcase megaprojects rising up in the Tianjin-Binhai development zone.
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