severe deterioration

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereanddeterioration

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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deterioration
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˌtɪə.ri.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌtɪr.i.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact or process of ...
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(Definition ofsevereanddeteriorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Mole-rats are burrowing rodents withseveredeteriorationof visual capacity, par ticularly in image formation.
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Patients were only eligible for inclusion if the primary care team considered that intervention might preventseveredeteriorationin health or admission.
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Fishing communities are currently undergoing a difficult period, marked byseveredeteriorationin fish stocks.
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A number of clauses concern buildings that have sufferedseveredeterioration.
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If there were not to be a veryseveredeteriorationin education, the situation demanded drastic efforts.
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There may have been aseveredeteriorationafter the general election, but the situation was already deteriorating fast.
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We have seen aseveredeteriorationin the quality of local newspapers in the past 10 years.
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These were accompanied, however, by aseveredeteriorationin the "basic" balance of payments, culminating in a deficit of £747 million in 1964.
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The fact is that in other respects, in my view, one cannot achieve increased productivity without causing aseveredeteriorationin services.
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However, there has been aseveredeteriorationin the home counties because of the squeeze on social services and the changes to the funding formula.
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Many tapes from this period have exhibitedseveredeteriorationin recent years.
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After the guardianship order, and the containment it offered, was lifted, his medical treatment became less adequate and eventually lapsed with aseveredeteriorationin his condition.
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We are extremely dissatisfied by the way in which the bid was made—especially during a time ofseveredeteriorationin services—and by the lack of consultation.
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This building also serves as a carriage shed, the carriage fleet having sufferedseveredeteriorationwhen stored outside beforehand.
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The presence of pyrite in the aggregate used to make concrete can lead toseveredeteriorationas the pyrite oxidizes.
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The tour exhausted him and his friends noticed aseveredeteriorationof his health upon his return.
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The serious crime situation in the country has led to aseveredeteriorationin security conditions in the country.
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Another problem is that although the market is only fifteen or so years old, the facility has experiencedseveredeteriorationin that short time.
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It also hadseveredeteriorationof the truss connection plates, and loss of bearing beneath the trusses and the bearing blocks at the pivot pier.
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