serious deficit

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousanddeficit

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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deficit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.sɪt/us
/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/
the total amount by which money spent is more than ...
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(Definition ofseriousanddeficitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But now the unrestricted female pays the entire cost of child-rearing alone (although not the costs of delayed mating) leaving her inseriousdeficit.
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There is aseriousdeficitwhen that does not happen.
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It has always resulted in aseriousdeficit.
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Despite their good work in setting up housing partnerships and development corporations, there is aseriousdeficitin social housing as against market housing.
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It would restrict clearances, with the result that there would be a veryseriousdeficitin the estimated revenue.
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That led to a further £1.8 million in redundancy costs and aseriousdeficitin the educational courses that the college was supposed to be providing.
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We expected that because of thisseriousdeficitof 8,000,000 tons there would be a cessation of industrial activity in some parts of the country.
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He admitted that he would be faced with aseriousdeficit.
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To-day there is aseriousdeficitin our export trade.
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It may well be all right, but there is a possibility of quite aseriousdeficitby the end of the year.
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We have aseriousdeficitin terms of infrastructure, replacement housing and remodelling.
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I think that we have all agreed this afternoon that in this country we have aseriousdeficitin parenting skills.
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Having done that he produced a theory that we were inseriousdeficiton our overseas account.
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We should again be threatened with aseriousdeficitin our balance of payments.
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Theseriousdeficitin its facilities means that it can only offer a less than adequate service to a decreasing proportion of the local population.
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If a country is judged to be inseriousdeficitand is fined, will that not increase its deficit?
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Questions ofseriousdeficitwould be addressed swiftly.
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That is aseriousdeficit, and, in human terms, an appalling prospect.
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I believe that we show aseriousdeficitin the area of road safety.
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It is therefore tragic that the college stumbled into a catastrophic crisis, which produced such aseriousdeficitlast year.
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