Successive

Definition

successive /sǝk'sesÇv/ adj ဆက္တိုက္။ အဆက္ဆက္။ အစဥ္ အဆက္။ This was their fifth successive win. ❍ Successive governments have failed to tackle the problem. ❏ successively adv အဆင့္ဆင့္။ successively higher levels of radiation.

Examples

1. ‘This is the second successive win for this horse who is proving to be a right good one.’
2. ‘Two months ago and half a world away
3. England won their fourth successive Test series.’
4. ‘If Congs continue in this vein it will be a brave man who bets against them winning a fourth successive title.’
5. ‘For the third successive year the centre had won the Gradam award for the best run centre.’
6. ‘When entries from the Harrogate District won in successive years it was a triumph.’
7. ‘The Reds soaked up immense pressure placed late on to win their second successive game.’
8. ‘They kept six successive clean sheets on their way to winning in Mali two years ago.’
9. ‘The following centuries saw the successive rise and fall of new civilisations.’
10. ‘It was his third successive tournament triumph after winning on grass at Halle and Wimbledon.’
11. ‘Bury is one of only five councils to move up a place in successive years.’
12. ‘The Swede produces two successive winning returns to win the game and level the set.’
13. ‘This was their ninth successive win and it took them to the top of Division Two.’
14. ‘Great Britain will be hoping for a hat trick of golds today to add to the two won in successive days in Athens.’
15. ‘They are in a strong position this term
16. however
17. having clocked up eight successive wins.’
18. ‘York will be bidding for a third successive win following victories at Hull and at home to Horden last week.’
19. ‘London routed hapless Halifax to record their third successive Super League home win.’
20. ‘Joel has already won the West Yorkshire race series with three successive wins.’
21. ‘This was a great way to start a year that will hopefully see the boys win their third successive title.’
22. ‘For centuries the land has been tilled by successive generations of farmers.’
23. ‘There is no disagreement that councils have been starved of funds by successive governments.’