internal unrest

collocation in English

meaningsofinternalandunrest

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internal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us
/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
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unrest
noun[U]
uk
/ʌnˈrest/us
/ʌnˈrest/
disagreements or fighting between different groups ...
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(Definition ofinternalandunrestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This appears to counter somewhat the theory that the authorities necessarily fed rumours to distract frominternalunrestby blaming national enemies.
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Political risks are regarded as arising from the banning of foreign currency transfers, compulsory payments, wars andinternalunrest.
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We must try to ensure that that is reduced, because it is clear that famine is associated with the tragic effects of thatinternalunrest.
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Some expressed resentment at this policy, leading upinternalunrestin the two organizations.
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But these forces were mainly for security against external threats, notinternalunrest.
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The main causes for continued sluggish growth are poor government planning,internalunrest, minimal foreign investment and the large trade deficit.
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During time ofinternalunrestor foreign invasions it was usual for the monarch to appoint a lieutenant of the county.
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Maya is a bee born in a bee hive duringinternalunrest: the hive is dividing itself into two new colonies.
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They are, under various names, occasionally set up by states emerging from periods ofinternalunrest, civil war, or dictatorship.
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Maya is born in a bee hive duringinternalunrest: the hive is dividing itself into two new colonies.
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Evidence for population decline beginning around the 6th century lends some support to theinternalunresthypothesis.
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