cloud of uncertainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcloudanduncertainty
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cloud
noun
uk/klaʊd/us/klaʊd/
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops ...
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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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(Definition ofcloudanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One of the reasons why this man is so ill, both physically and mentally—indeed, the main reason—isthecloudofuncertaintywhich overhangs him.
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We have been able to lift thecloudofuncertaintythat has hung over the post office network.
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In recent years, those fine hospitals have been under acloudofuncertaintyand anxiety about their future.
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Perhaps it would have achieved even more if it had not been for thiscloudofuncertainty.
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The agriculture industry of this country is at present under acloudofuncertainty.
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There are, however, at least three plain facts in the political prospect which seem to emerge from what is otherwise acloudofuncertainty.
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Meanwhile, the families of those who remain unaccounted for continue to live under acloudofuncertaintyover the fate of their loved ones.
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They have lived under acloudofuncertaintyfor too long.
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I shall be watching carefully how the results progress over the years now that thecloudofuncertaintyhas been lifted.
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The year is moving to an end in acloudofuncertainty.
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In general, there was, prior to the election, acloudofuncertaintyhanging over the industry which made the process of denationalisation inevitably very difficult.
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Inevitably, we have great sympathy for those who are overshadowed by thecloudofuncertainty.
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Acloudofuncertaintyhangs over many lives.
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Its future is, of course, now under acloudofuncertainty.
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It will lift a considerablecloudofuncertainty.
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We gladly pay tribute to them today, not least because, for some time past, they have been asked to undertake their arduous duties under acloudofuncertainty.
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Fortunately, the declaratory-judgment procedure allows the alleged infringer to proactively bring suit to resolve the situation and eliminate thecloudofuncertaintylooming overhead.
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But, now, clouds of uncertainty are gathering and it is when times are less good that the foundations of the economy will be tested.
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For now, the clouds of uncertainty surround the industry and people are deeply worried.
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