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单词 panic measure
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Definition of panic measure in English:

panic measure

noun
British
  • A hasty plan or course of action provoked by a state of alarm or emergency.

    he dismissed the move as a panic measure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government's response to terrorism includes ill thought out panic measures that pose very real threats to our civil liberties.
    • The original intervention in 1830 was a desperate and unsuccessful panic-measure designed to bolster a failing domestic regime.
    • We are now seeing panic measures that are going to hit a lot of people with very little notice for them to deal with the problem.
    • He described the early release scheme as "a panic measure to reduce the prison population".
    • Some pundits see the recent cuts in interest rates around the world as panic measures by central bankers to revive their flagging economies.
    • The group slammed the Minister's decision as "a panic measure which will seriously damage local democracy."
    • He described the national closures as "panic measures".
    • This is not a panic measure but is instead a prudent part of our contingency planning to try and offer an emergency fire service.
    • She said: "This is a panic measure by a government which has been spooked by the huge public outcry."
    • Several panic measures were introduced so that the sport could be seen to improve its safety.
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