Betekenis van:
regressive

regressive
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • teruggaand
  • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
regressive
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
    2. At the same time, it has decided that it wishes to apply the tax in a regressive way.
    3. Regrettably, there have since been a series of regressive developments, in particular in April 2009, meaning that Fiji is now in breach of a range of its commitments. This concerns notably the abrogation of the Constitution, the very substantial delay in holding the parliamentary elections, and human rights violations.
    4. Some substantive initiatives had been taken in respect of some of the commitments referred to above. Nevertheless, not only have important commitments concerning essential elements of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and the Development Cooperation Instrument yet to be implemented, but there have also recently been important regressive developments concerning a number of key commitments, such as the abrogation of the Constitution and a further substantial delay in holding elections.
    5. Those measures have been extended by Decision 2009/735/EC [6], and subsequently by Decision 2010/208/EU [7] since, not only are important commitments concerning essential elements of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and the Development Cooperation Instrument yet to be implemented by the Republic of the Fiji Islands, but recently, there have also been important regressive developments concerning a number of these commitments.