| 词汇 | example_english_powder-keg |
| 释义 | Examples of powder kegThese 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. The expellees would otherwise become a potential social and political powderkeg, the source of 'political and economic' unrest. If we block this prospect, we shall be storing up a powderkeg. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are sitting on a powderkeg of outdated nuclear installations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg them not to ignite the powderkeg that is smouldering in the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those two problems form a double powderkeg in the region. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whoever denies this might well be the one to light the fuse to the powderkeg. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is an area which may yet become a powderkeg for security policy in that area, and perhaps also in our own area. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am frankly astounded by the powderkeg of views which the pilots hold which appear to have no expression upwards at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the political powderkeg of the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggested to him that if he did that he would be lighting a powderkeg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Worse still, the ethnic unemployment rate is likely to rise even faster—a powderkeg threatening social stability in the area that we represent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a powderkeg waiting to blow—an accident waiting to happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Leaving the settlements untouched is like putting a flame next to a powderkeg and saying: co-exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be taking a match to the powderkeg that is the middle east. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will be sitting on a powderkeg if some serious action is not taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a powderkeg in that part of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must remember that we are living in a powderkeg situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has long been a powderkeg, and we have drawn attention to this repeatedly. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English So long as that issue is unsolved, we shall be sitting on a powderkeg which could go up at any time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not address those vices, the situation will become a powderkeg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, it will just be the match to the powderkeg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those conditions are a powderkeg for social instability, leading to political instability, and so to intervention by other powers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are living on a powderkeg, so far as the debtor countries are concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we are sitting on a powderkeg in the inner cities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The middle east will still be a powderkeg liable to explode, as it has exploded so often before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is one development which can either ignite the powderkeg or, in my opinion, create an enforced peace in the area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, it is a powderkeg, and a most dangerous situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must pay attention to that loutish behaviour—it is a powderkeg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The middle east remains a powderkeg, with people moving around it with lighted torches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are too many suspect interests involved in this emotional powderkeg, and the effect of these continual explosions, whether justified or not, must be minimised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, will he inform the chairman that the situation in some mining communities, and certainly in my community, is like living on a powderkeg? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The party was sitting on a powderkeg of internal disagreement which could go off at any moment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Due to the demographic concerns, amid fears the country could be a powderkeg, a census has not been carried out since 1932. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Especially planetary intelligence, the agents of which attempt to defuse the powderkeg of a new space conflict without revealing themselves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rumour of this imposed pollution is the spark that ignites the powderkeg of resentment in the country. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Described as a combustible powderkeg of identity politics, the play depicts racial and ethnic prejudices that secretly persist in even the most progressive cultural circles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As we have heard, we are discussing one of the potential powder kegs of the world today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The multicultural societies that you want to create are powder kegs. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think a minimum requirement is better arms controls, so that these countries and these governments do not become powder kegs which then turn against their populations. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Teachers have been sitting on a powderkeg for years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Guerrier died in 1858 when sparks from his pipe ignited a powderkeg. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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