severe crisis

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereandcrisis

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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crisis
noun
uk
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofsevereandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, theseverecrisisof the 1980s created incentives for the development of more effective policies of taxation.
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This identity was only revitalized in times ofseverecrisisor for ceremonial purposes.
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Our responses are aimed directly at the most important causes of this veryseverecrisis.
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Although recent evidence shows some recovery in visible exports, service exports continue to be inseverecrisis, offsetting the improvement in visible trade.
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In recent months, local government has faced aseverecrisis.
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That is a horrific thought to contemplate, and the country would be in aseverecrisisif that were to happen.
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The reality is that we face aseverecrisisin our waste management strategy.
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They hit aseverecrisisif there is a really cold winter.
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Now because of serious world overcapacity, this country's merchant shipbuilders are facing their mostseverecrisis, possibly in this century.
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This irresponsibility has dealt a severe blow to all international efforts towards non-proliferation and puts nuclear disarmament into a state ofseverecrisis.
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Not for a long time have they experienced such aseverecrisisas has occurred in the last six months.
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Against the backdrop of aseverecrisisin all sections of agriculture, organic farming is booming.
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By attitude and by temperament they are singularly ill-equipped to manage a modern economy, let alone one that is going through aseverecrisis.
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The closure of paths has meant that no hunting is taking place, so businesses in the horse sector are inseverecrisis.
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The legal aid system is inseverecrisis.
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As has been mentioned, this country is at a point ofseverecrisis, domestically and internationally.
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One must deal seriously with a hospital trust in suchseverecrisis.
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In view of theseverecrisisin the industry, is it not about time that he did something about the matter?
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It is going through aseverecrisisjust now, but it produces essentially utilitarian goods—useful and sensible products—and the potential market is extremely wide.
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The hospital accommodates more than 1,100 patients and it faces the mostseverecrisisof its history.
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