/?b?rθ?re?t/ameasureof how manychildrenarebornduring aperiodoftimein aparticularplace:Officialsexpressedconcernover Quebec’sdecliningbirthrate.(Definition ofbirthratefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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birthrateQuestions of natality andbirthratehad been at the top of the national agenda from the end of the nineteenth century.From theCambridge English CorpusIt was not modified by differences in thebirthrate.From theCambridge English CorpusIf this is a correct interpretation, how has it affected the policy-making process with regard to the fallingbirthrate?From theCambridge English CorpusIf resources and standards of living were commensurate, there would be no need to reduce birthrates or arrest population growth.From theCambridge English CorpusYet the country stands at a crossroads, for the fallingbirthratemeans it faces an unprecedented situation in the ratio of old to young.From theCambridge English CorpusSecurity in old age without needing to have a large family has itself been an important factor in the reduction of birthrates in these countries.From theCambridge English CorpusSecondly, we shall allow a more generalbirthratefunction and a more general deathrate for the matures.From theCambridge English CorpusThe rates of allowance and the period for payments were left unchanged through the 1990s, despite growing public concern about the fallingbirthrate.From theCambridge English CorpusAt least theoretically, those two problems can be solved without the raisingbirthrate, and business leaders often prefer such solutions.From theCambridge English CorpusThe fallingbirthratemay not be stopped by any policy, and it may be useless to discuss the effectiveness of the policies as countermeasures.From theCambridge English CorpusDomestically, too, those who worked to reduce thebirthratehad a sinister motive - to restrain the growth of particular social groups and particular races.From theCambridge English CorpusMany kindergartens have extra capacity as the number of pupils has reduced due to the fallingbirthrate.From theCambridge English CorpusThe annualbirthratedeclined from 109,942 at the beginning of the period to 81,428 in 1983.From theCambridge English CorpusIt should be noted that the fallingbirthratewas not the motive behind the development at that time.From theCambridge English CorpusIn other words, the government has contributed to the continuously fallingbirthrate, at least to some extent.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/birthrate##
