Synonym: helpful, useful, worthwhile. Antonym: destructive. Similar words: construction, constructing, construct, instruction, instructional, instruct, instructor, obstruction. Meaning: [-tɪv] adj. 1. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development 2. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good.
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91, Obviously waves may have frequencies of intermediate magnitude and so be difficult to classify as either destructive or constructive.
92, Mr. McLoughlin I am grateful for the constructive way in which my hon. Friend is addressing the problem.
93, First, the executives begin to experience each other as more supportive and constructive.
94, Mr Kinnock will want Mr Prescott's national executive support - and may sometimes even need his constructive criticism.
95, His criticisms have been constructive, and he has offered no excuses.
96, Then look out for your next opportunity to express anger in a constructive way.
97, Several other analysts of international politics thankfully envision more constructive possibilities.
98, She welcomes constructive criticism.
99, They know how helpful tears are to defuse tension and how constructive their aftermath can be.
100, Interspersed in Kant's constructive argument on behalf of his version of natural religion are polemical thrusts against positive religion.
101, Sometimes design is a constructive method, and sometimes a process of elimination.
102, If you continue to work without leaving, you will eventually lose your right to claim constructive dismissal.
103, If you wait for inspiration it may be more difficult for the Careers Service to give constructive advice.
104, If you do not do so, you may be left in some doubt as to when a constructive dismissal occurs.
105, The identification of risk and the reasons for high risk may then point the way towards meaningful and constructive attempts to intervene.
106, Premier's policy of constructive engagement incorporates a strong community development element.
107, This will include the maintenance of a constructive working relationship with the organisation's personnel department.
108, This may not have been very constructive, but, except towards the newspaper proprietors, it did not sound particularly bitter.
109, Time and again this simple formula proves to be a constructive starting point for detailed discussion.
110, Constructive conflict energizes relationships; they might wither and die if we were ever able to eliminate conflict.
111, Constructive dismissal includes demoting you, reducing your salary or making you do demeaning chores without actually sacking you.
112, To deliver team performance, people must take chances on constructive conflict, hard work, interdependence, and trust.
113, At other times, of course,(http://sentencedict.com/constructive.html) they can be encouraging and constructive.
114, One of its objectives was the reform of the London College, which it pursued in a generally persuasive and constructive way.
115, Mrs Wharton left her job and claimed constructive dismissal; the others were dismissed.
116, As already mentioned, it is likely that their life-styles will have involved more constructive and fulfilling leisure activities.
117, Such development planning commits the school to improvement and to constructive competition against itself rather than against the neighbouring school.
118, Tribal leaders said they had "a very constructive conversation with the president" about the political situation in Rwanda.
119, But Mr Mugabe isn't interested in a constructive solution; he's interested in politically exploiting lingering resentment at white landowners.
120, What many need is to be told that they can achieve something more constructive than a profit from others' financial predicament.
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