sign of decay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignanddecay
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sign
noun[C]
uk/saɪn/us/saɪn/
a notice giving information, directions, a ...
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decay
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈkeɪ/us/dɪˈkeɪ/
the process ...
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(Definition ofsignanddecayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not in any way asignofdecayor decline.
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I take it as asignofdecay.
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So far from that being asignofdecaysurely it is the highest tribute that could be paid to its importance.
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Today the cement foundation is showing signs of decay.
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They refer to the "mask of aging," the physical signs of decay such as wrinkles and gray hair, from which women dissociate themselves.
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Thirty-three years after his death a local deacon saw a light emanating from the boy's resting place and supposedly discovered the boy's body showed nosignofdecay.
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Maine scans the bodies, which appear free of wounds and show nosignofdecay.
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Amid many evidences of industrial improvement, there are, therefore, the unimproved black spots, and here and there, further signs of decay.
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The world is looking on and everywhere there are signs of decay.
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All the signs of decay were present.
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It shows now no signs of decay.
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It shows signs of decay and the construction of a wall that encloses an eleven hectare area.
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The chief complaint has been its narrowness for present-day traffic, and it has also shown signs of decay.
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There are no clinical signs of decay or restoration.
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However, after ten years of continuous examination of the poles, the debate had abated and no signs of decay motivating a demolition could be found.
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It was remarkably well-preserved and had few signs of decay other than the presence of a few bacterial spores.
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Old fruit bodies that show signs of decay may be poisonous.
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Very advanced cases show signs of decay of the nervous system.
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The memorial now shows signs of decay.
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It showed few signs of decay, though most of its original material had been replaced by an as yet unidentified organic compound, due to chemical changes during burial.
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