immediate circumstances
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimmediateandcircumstance
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immediate
adjective
uk/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/us/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/
happening or done without delay or very soon after ...
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circumstance
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofimmediateandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is only "knowledge" of objects as embedded in the immediate circumstances and the history of perceiving and acting in similar circumstances.
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It is also important to know something about the immediate circumstances of the death.
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The enraptured, blind to their immediate circumstances, do not keep their customary composure.
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My right honourable friend envisages that the review will cover not only immediate circumstances but also the needs of the next few years.
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We have got to take medicine sometimes, because there is no other way out of our difficulty in the immediate circumstances.
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Whatever the immediate circumstances are, that is the ultimate thing that puts a man out of employment.
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We cannot envisage any immediate circumstances in which this situation could arise.
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It is a method which is suggested on this occasion to meet the immediate circumstances.
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I think that that concentration was right in the immediate circumstances.
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To make rushed changes in response to immediate circumstances is likely to result in bad legislation.
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I certainly would not give a ruling wider than the immediate circumstances required.
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My last point, derived from immediate circumstances, is this.
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However, hardship relief is available only in the immediate circumstances of foot and mouth.
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It would be a lasting commitment and would still have to be paid for after the present immediate circumstances have passed.
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We regret also the immediate circumstances which gave rise to them.
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The problem here is, let not our immediate circumstances be the enemy of our long-term advantage.
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They are aware of the immediate circumstances of the offence, and they should retain responsibility in terms of proportionality in deciding whether custody or an absolute discharge should be imposed.
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They are concerned only with their immediate circumstances, and they insist on the provision of holdings under threat of forcible seizure, which in some cases has taken place.
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There is something to be said occasionally for taking a teacher out of the immediate circumstances and environment of his or her school and giving a rather wider view.
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The value of the argument is connected to the immediate circumstances of the person spoken to.
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