stage of decay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstageanddecay
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stage
noun[C]
uk/steɪdʒ/us/steɪdʒ/
a part of an activity or a period ...
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decay
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈkeɪ/us/dɪˈkeɪ/
the process ...
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(Definition ofstageanddecayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, some historic buildings reach astageofdecaywhere collapse or demolition is inevitable without outside intervention.
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I visited this estate and saw houses and buildings in everystageofdecayand eruption; houses which had actually fallen down; others which were halfway down and utterly uninhabitable.
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Many of the cottages are structurally below modern standards of decent living and have reached thestageofdecaywhen they are beyond adequate repair and reconstruction.
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Apparently, once the flow has restratified, the turbulent mixing processes continue as in the initial stages of decay, but with smaller large eddies (as evidenced by the cospectra).
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These unsightly abandoned cars, in various stages of decay, mar some of our great areas of natural beauty.
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I feel that it is necessary to bring in the shareholders in the very early stages of decay of the joint stock company.
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Wraps, such as tight fighting tarps can advance the stages of decay during warm weather when the body is outside.
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Today, many of these structures are in various stages of decay.
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The old colonial structure and stairs leading to river are in various stages of decay and derelict.
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They cover a substantial part of the lake area and are heterogeneous masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter, in different stages of decay.
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Several well-maintained major buildings from the colonial period have been declared heritage structures; however, others are in various stages of decay.
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This research is useful for determining cause of death for bodies that are found during later stages of decay.
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The cause of death likewise can leave openings in the body that allow insects and bacteria access to the inside body cavities in earlier stages of decay.
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A landscape scale symptom is the rings of dead trees in various stages of decay and death, with the oldest at the center and progressively younger moving outward.
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Payne described a total of six stages of decay, the last two being separate dry and remains.
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