impending crisis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimpendingandcrisis
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impending
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/us/ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/
used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to ...
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crisis
noun
uk/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofimpendingandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One would in the light of past events predict the 'venerable patriarch' to intervene, to stave off animpendingcrisis.
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The sheer density of documentation and numerous injunctions against labor mobility reflect these high rates as well as the government's sense ofimpendingcrisis.
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The heroine's inability to see her beloved's flaws signalsimpendingcrisis.
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I am not aware of anyimpendingcrisis.
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There is noimpendingcrisiswhich requires immediate legislation.
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Only three weeks ago we pointed out theimpendingcrisisin the industry.
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We also alerted other donors to theimpendingcrisis.
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It is right to say that something like animpendingcrisisexists in regard to apprenticeship in the building industry today.
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There is animpendingcrisisin that field, and elderly people will be the most vulnerable in a market crying out for regulation.
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We could then have a full and adequate debate on theimpendingcrisisin our prison service.
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It is imperative to act now to avert animpendingcrisisof atmospheric pollution.
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Instead, they ignored theimpendingcrisisand were forced into taking dramatic action—with all the attendant injustices of implementing and operating the quota system.
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I refer to theimpendingcrisisin food supplies.
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I was warned by a consultant six weeks ago that that represented animpendingcrisis.
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Why did he not know of theimpendingcrisis?
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If it is as simple as that, we need not worry about theimpendingcrisiswhich we see before us.
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There is no mention of how to solve theimpendingcrisisfacing cereal growers from over-production.
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It is a campaign of deception about the state of the economy, about theimpendingcrisisand about their own responsibility for bringing it about.
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There are clear signs of animpendingcrisisin the police service as well.
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Lisa, in contrast, is sickly, nervous, and prophetically aware ofimpendingcrisis.
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