conceivable situation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconceivableandsituation
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conceivable
adjective
uk/kənˈsiː.və.bəl/us/kənˈsiː.və.bəl/
possible to imagine or ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofconceivableandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They go on to state that the official and the draftsman will try to cover everyconceivablesituation.
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I am bound to wonder for whatconceivablesituationwe need to make even more provisions.
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It was felt that a whole paraphernalia of disciplinary processes was needed to meet everyconceivablesituation.
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Much tax legislation is also very difficult because it has been drafted to cover everyconceivablesituation.
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There is noconceivablesituationin which we could consider going independent.
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We have got ourselves into the worstconceivablesituationthere.
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I think that between them they cover anyconceivablesituationthat might arise.
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The onlyconceivablesituationin which such a step could take place would be if there were a threat of some very large scale seaborne invasion.
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The onlyconceivablesituationin which such a step could take place would he if there were a threat of some very large scale seaborne invasion.
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It is clear that when a new principle is established it is not possible to apply it uniformly across the board to take into account everyconceivablesituation.
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Gygax, who wrote the advanced game, wanted an expansive game with rulings on almost anyconceivablesituationwhich might come up during play.
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It must be possible to efficiently describe routes in all conceivable situations to all goal locales, because the chosen topological landmarks are present in all environments.
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In all conceivable situations, the sum of the squares of the amplitudes must be equal to 1.
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