subsequent collapse

collocation in English

meaningsofsubsequentandcollapse

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subsequent
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/us
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/
happening after ...
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collapse
noun
uk
/kəˈlæps/us
/kəˈlæps/
the sudden failure of a system, organization, ...
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(Definition ofsubsequentandcollapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An 18-gauge needle is used withsubsequentcollapseof the cranial bones, the endpoint for this procedure.
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The danger of itssubsequentcollapsemay have been underestimated, but it was not inevitable.
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Financial scandals are neither here nor there given the economic growth arguments proposed for the extension of private pensions, and thesubsequentcollapseof the thesis on its own terms.
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We have seen cuts in bus grants and thesubsequentcollapseof bus sales.
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It has stood the brunt of the changes due to the war, and to the boom, and to thesubsequentcollapsethat followed the war.
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That highly irresponsible and dangerous behaviour produced asubsequentcollapseand a large-scale loss of savings.
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At that point, the liquid will partially flash into bubbles of vapor and thesubsequentcollapseof the bubbles causes cavitation.
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The blood that flowed and thesubsequentcollapseof the defeated dancer further shocked the observers who cried out in horror.
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This mutiny began asubsequentcollapseof resistance downriver from the city.
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The cost inflation of schemes conspired with fluctuation of the property market and itssubsequentcollapsein the early 1970s left many plans incomplete.
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None of the rescuers were harmed in thissubsequentcollapse.
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Thissubsequentcollapseof the state's energy business and failure of additional financial institutions, lead to a significant out-migration and excess capacity in real estate.
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This event, coupled with thesubsequentcollapseof several department store chains, sparked a wave of mall renovations in many parts of the country.
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Critically, the lungs are susceptible to over-expansion andsubsequentcollapseif a diver holds their breath while ascending: during training divers are taught to never hold their breath while diving.
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The steep walls of the valley have suffered subsequent collapses on numerous occasions.
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