political upheaval

collocation in English

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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upheaval
noun[C or U]
uk
/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/us
/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/
a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandupheavalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This latter transformation was contemporary with a period characterized by majorpoliticalupheavaland subsequent recovery.
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Without a doubt, the financial panic of 1837 served as the catalyst for thispoliticalupheaval.
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Yet rap provided an even bigger threat through its controversial lyrics and themes of violence andpoliticalupheaval.
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Politicalupheavaland the fracturing of the cohesive bonds that once united elite houses under an archaic state theoretically should result in decentralization.
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Likewise, aspects of the material culture and architecture might show innovations or, alternatively, newfound traditionalism as houses struggled in the wake ofpoliticalupheaval.
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And, in any case, the prospect of apoliticalupheavalinvolving far-reaching social and economic changes would almost certainly precipitate a fierce and co-ordinated reaction.
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Every party to the disputes had reason to exaggerate the level of violence andpoliticalupheavalin that period.
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Both countries experienced widespread social andpoliticalupheavalthat found expression in forced migration and reinforced the idea of a beleaguered nation.
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Shook found fragments of at least seven plain and three sculptured stelae scattered in a fashion that suggests they had been thrown down from the temple duringpoliticalupheaval.
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That will create a major economic andpoliticalupheaval.
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It should be used only in an emergency, or drought, orpoliticalupheaval, and so on.
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I said that we should be faced with dangers of a serious social andpoliticalupheaval.
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If rice becomes scarce and dear, then famine, misery, social andpoliticalupheavalmay quickly follow.
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He lived through a period torn by great conflict,politicalupheaval, social change and technological advance.
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What possiblepoliticalupheavalcould stop a further reform?
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It would also be a strong instrument of real policy, as when the hungry are fed and standards are raised the basic cause forpoliticalupheavaland revolution is removed.
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I spoke of the dangers of imposing currency regulation before political cohesion had been established; and of the dangers ofpoliticalupheavalthat would inevitably follow.
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That sort of disaster is not within our ready contemplation again, but climatic disaster orpoliticalupheavalcould cause difficulties that would make us grateful for a secure home supply.
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That group includes people who are legitimately here as students and visitors, but who have had to change their status because ofpoliticalupheavalback home.
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There are differences in intake, with regard to rise and fall in the statistics, which are substantially dependent onpoliticalupheavalin other parts of the world.
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