perilous situation

collocation in English

meaningsofperilousandsituation

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perilous
adjective
uk
/ˈper.əl.əs/us
/ˈper.əl.əs/
extremely ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofperilousandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It must have seemed aperiloussituationindeed.
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I therefore recommend that new measures be taken to allow the fishing sector to escape from its currentperiloussituation.
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The value of the premium was eroded, and producers found themselves in an even moreperiloussituationthan before.
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This disturbance must be avoided at all costs in view of theperiloussituationof the population.
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Let us look a little more closely, into thisperiloussituation.
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All expressed concern about theperiloussituationin the region, and a desire to see a just and lasting political settlement between the parties.
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We must increase our investment because otherwise we shall be naked in a veryperiloussituationindeed.
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In its history, the regiment has proudly stood in many aperiloussituation, and has emerged with honour.
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They should not be allowed to break down when the world is in aperiloussituation.
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Surely that is aperiloussituationstraight away.
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Unless this is done, we shall be confronted with an extremelyperiloussituation—far more perilous at this time because our war potential is itself in danger.
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If you resort to very extreme, drastic methods, and if they turn out to be failures, you may create a totally new situation, and a veryperiloussituation.
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That is a miserable andperiloussituation.
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The character may briefly escape aperiloussituationin the real world by entering the dream world, and use this to travel about.
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Into this alreadyperiloussituationcame a new dire threat - some kind of mysterious force destroying the ships one by one.
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The president, realizing hisperiloussituation, then agreed (again) to hand them over.
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It is feared that such a small current may be introduced unwittingly, and unobserved, creating a veryperiloussituationfor the patient.
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In 1904, the romanesque bell-tower, due to itsperiloussituationhad to be demolished and was never rebuilt.
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Forty years later, the world's cranes are still in aperiloussituation.
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How he is rescued from hisperiloussituationforms the climax of the story.
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