terrible crisis

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandcrisis

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terrible
adjective
uk
/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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crisis
noun
uk
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofterribleandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That means aterriblecrisisfor the parent who is left to bring up the children.
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The most interesting part is the lessons that can be drawn from thatterriblecrisisabout what should be done next.
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That surely is one of the lessons that we ought to learn from thisterriblecrisisthrough which we have just passed.
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I believe that in courage, and in courage alone, can they find safety in thisterriblecrisis.
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We should not just wait for things to happen, because the farming industry and related sectors are suffering from thisterriblecrisis.
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What action is needed to resolve theterriblecrisisthat we are experiencing?
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During the last week we have lived through aterriblecrisis.
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I am often anxiously asked by laymen about the "terriblecrisis", meaning either the national economic crisis or the international monetary crisis.
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The new andterriblecrisisthat is coming upon us?
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We are well aware of theterriblecrisisravaging our continent.
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We were then told that there was aterriblecrisisin the form of the balance of payments being out of balance.
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When thisterriblecrisisis indeed under control, it will not be enough to learn lessons about its administration and management.
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The country has been going through aterriblecrisis.
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I say that in this country you are now face to face with aterriblecrisis.
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If we can work together through thisterriblecrisiswe may be able to work more closely and more harmoniously together in the future.
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There is aterriblecrisisin the prisons.
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The message that comes through, however, is that there is aterriblecrisisand action needs to be taken.
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There are clearly faults on many sides in thisterriblecrisis.
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I do not think that he painted the least too dark the picture of theterriblecrisisthat confronts agriculture at the moment.
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They would be doing much more than that; they would be doing something to help agriculture in theterriblecrisiswhich at present threatens that industry.
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