risk of starvation

collocation in English

meaningsofriskandstarvation

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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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starvation
noun[U]
uk
/stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/stɑːrˈveɪ.ʃən/
the state of having no food for a long period, often ...
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(Definition ofriskandstarvationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One of the risks we run after this war is theriskofstarvation.
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Millions of people are either starving or atriskofstarvationin a country that is rich in potential natural resources.
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Not only are people at immediateriskofstarvation.
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In 1991, as many as 10 million people could be atriskofstarvation.
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Within the poor states, millions of people face theriskofstarvation, and some do starve.
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We are then faced with theriskofstarvation.
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In the supreme emergency of 1940 and 1941 we were obliged to concentrate on crop production, otherwise we should have run a seriousriskofstarvation.
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It will also, and perhaps this is the most serious thing of all, expose our population to a very greatriskofstarvationin time of war.
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In 1624, he was confronted with a peasants' revolt as a result of hard times and theriskofstarvation.
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With their own army atriskofstarvation, the consuls chose to offer battle.
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Plymouth faced many difficulties during its first winter, the most notable being theriskofstarvationand the lack of suitable shelter.
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