impending disaster

collocation in English

meaningsofimpendinganddisaster

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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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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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(Definition ofimpendinganddisasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpending disaster

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Facial expression, heart rate, etc. can provide a great deal of information and a warning that action needs to be taken perhaps to avert animpendingdisaster.
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Many thousands were thrown out of work in 1630-1, and the council heard reports ofimpendingdisaster from provincial magistrates - a repeat of the crisis of 1621 and 1622.
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Moreover, they had been warning governments of theimpendingdisaster.
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His analysis of theimpendingdisasteris as at odds with the view of the police.
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One would have thought, hearing the story of theimpendingdisasterfor the rich classes, that he would have taken warning.
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I am disturbed about theimpendingdisasterwhich we are told is awaiting the small traders.
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It helped to rescue the island from animpendingdisaster.
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I have already mentioned staving offimpendingdisasterand helping to maintain living standards when populations are rising.
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We cannot know what prior warning ofimpendingdisasterthey may have had.
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I do not believe that the people are very much interested in the prophecies ofimpendingdisaster.
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We should certainly heed warnings ofimpendingdisasteradduced by the architects of all present disaster.
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I never embark upon economic waters without expectation ofimpendingdisaster.
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The modesty of his language was exceeded only by the energy with which he rushed around the docks spreading the news ofimpendingdisaster.
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We must save them fromimpendingdisaster.
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The ship is supposed to return during especially cold, stormy nights to warn ofimpendingdisaster.
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Believing that the mills and all the other industries around the falls would be ruined, hundreds of people rushed to view theimpendingdisaster.
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First, it does not describe animpendingdisasterscenario, but shows only trends.
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The atmosphere throughout is strained and taxes the nerves with a feeling ofimpendingdisaster.
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During the days preceding the cyclone of the 15th, increasing signs were visible of theimpendingdisaster.
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What good was it to evacuate a city in the face ofimpendingdisasterif the only road out of town wasn't finished?
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