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词汇 example_english_imminent-collapse
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imminent collapse

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meanings of imminentand collapse


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imminent
adjective
uk /ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/ us /ˈɪm.ə.nənt/
coming or likely to happen ...
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collapse
noun
uk /kəˈlæps/ us /kəˈlæps/
the sudden failure of a system, organization, ...
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Examples of imminent collapse


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By the late 1970s the imminentcollapse of the henequen industry made it clear that the state had to diversify its economic activities.
Let the slightest pressure be put upon our ancient fabric, and it creaks with premonitions of imminentcollapse.
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What we are discussing is how we progress the devolutionary process by agreement, not by threats of imminentcollapse or refusal of responsibility.
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The emergency grants scheme is designed to deal with pressing structural instabilities threatening imminentcollapse.
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I recently met representatives of providers in my constituency, who warned of the imminentcollapse of the service that they provide.
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Is the country in danger of imminentcollapse?
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We should not talk of threats of imminentcollapse and the withdrawal of powers.
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I have no evidence whatever of any imminentcollapse in provision in that area.
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Some have cried wolf, and whenever a trade dispute breaks out, some people prophesy the imminentcollapse of our trading systems.
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He had summoned it to deal, as exists now, with an imminentcollapse.
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I am not one of those who foresee the imminentcollapse of the family as the cornerstone of our society.
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It is no exaggeration to say that the provision of apprenticeships faces imminentcollapse in some areas.
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Thousands of businesses face imminentcollapse, and many need cash help now.
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What has been a haven for an important local fleet is threatened by the imminentcollapse of the pier.
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The travel trade expected imminentcollapse.
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The picture now is not of an imminentcollapse in the secondary banking system, but a crisis of more gigantic proportions—the collapse of the primary banks.
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There were no warnings to the imminentcollapse, other than the vehicles had been filling up using pumps outside of its depot.
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The character is only connected to the imminentcollapse of his civilisation.
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They ran out of the money needed to meet their immediate obligations and faced imminentcollapse.
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Suddenly, the temple is plunged into darkness and there is general consternation amidst fears of its imminentcollapse.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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