The phrase "a form of development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing different types or methods of growth, progress, or evolution in various contexts, such as personal, social, or economic development.
Example: "Sustainable agriculture is increasingly recognized as a form of development that benefits both the environment and local communities."
Alternatives: "a type of advancement" or "a method of growth".
And this week a tabloid published pictures of German soldiers desecrating human remains near Kabul creating a bigger sensation than the news of the army's reform.Germany still struggles to accept that military missions are not just a form of development aid, although attitudes may be changing.
Evolution is not a form of development in the biological sense, and use of the term "evolutionary development" should, therefore, be avoided.
The problem with Houston is not growth but a form of development that for too long has resisted the constraints imposed by regional geography and hydrology.
We are never complete with such a form of development; we can always blend our knowledge to mix new hues of understanding, just as we can always improve our character, attitude, actions, and world.
Obama mandated that U.S. agencies -- AID, the Export Import Bank, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation -- stop using taxpayer funds to encourage the sale of U.S. coal and U.S. coal burning equipment as a form of development aid in other countries.
The third, insidious reason was the loss of belief in training as a form of development assistance.
Scenario development is also a form of product development.
He sees his pig-for-a-name scheme as a form of conditional development aid and believes he is doing a good deed for Africa.
Yet with the Bundeswehr mostly engaged in humanitarian work and peacekeeping, Germans may see sending soldiers abroad as just a form of armed development aid.
Amazingly, the program is now viewed by some states as a form of economic development because each state can at least double its money for each dollar spent.
Lucy MacKeith, Devon Your coverage of co-housing was very encouraging and, hopefully, may stimulate other groups to focus on a form of neighbourhood development that is badly needed in this country.
