at a/one stroke | meaning of at a/one stroke in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

at a/one stroke

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in tomorrow’s world

at a stroke

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People

at a stroke

as a

People pretty much lookedas a permanent condition : Once you had it, it was there.

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His

at a stroke

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His reputation would be lost

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No one could therefore call for the

at a stroke

, because

No one could therefore call for the closure of incineration plants, because noxious chemicals have to go somewhere.

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Brian

at one stroke

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Brian saw chance of solving all his problems

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But as the 1980s began it seemed as if all the

at a stroke

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But as the 1980s began it seemed as if all the uncertainty had been resolved

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The lek

at a stroke

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The lek paradox is thus solved

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Then,

at a stroke

, something happened that gave him a

Then,, something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose

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may be closed,

at a stroke

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