sudden drop
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsuddenanddrop
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sudden
adjective
uk/ˈsʌd.ən/us/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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drop
noun
uk/drɒp/us/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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(Definition ofsuddenanddropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Many hand-dug wells went dry or became contaminated because of thesuddendropin the water table.
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In the first few weeks there was asuddendrop.
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Then there comes this undoubtedlysuddendropin the attendance.
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Asuddendropin earnings or its possibility creates insecurity.
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The fricative /s/ was defined by thesuddendrop/rise in the periodic waveform and by the presence of noisy high-frequency energy.
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The tax was imposed and there was a furthersuddendrop.
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We must ensure that they do not experience asuddendropoff.
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Why should a widow at 60 suffer asuddendropin income?
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We do not expect asuddendropin the number of disputes with particular legislation.
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This has accentuated the pressures caused by thesuddendropin demand.
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There can be asuddendropin household income—and we must all budget according to our household income.
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He has agreed that, on retirement, people should be protected against asuddendropin their living standards.
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We shall not have asuddendropin house building because there is a drop in the subsidy.
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If there is asuddendropin prices, the confidence of the producer goes out of the window.
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Nothing could be more wasteful than asuddendropeither from a fixed programme or an expanding programme.
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One of the greatest shocks on retiring from the industrial field is thesuddendropin the total income.
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One very funny occurrence was that as soon as the coal stoppage was over there was asuddendropin benefits.
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It could be responsive to asuddendropof earnings, which places sudden strains on the budget of a wage earner.
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I believe the causes are managerial, technical and structural rather than somesuddendropin activity or some sudden world picture.
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On top of that there is always the fear of asuddendropin world trade followed by a sharp fall in oil prices.
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Of course, there was a verysuddendropin the value of cereals, but it was not the result only of an extraordinarily bad season.
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The safety net is important so that authorities should not receive asuddendropor otherwise jump significantly from one year to the next.
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Thesuddendropin pressure then causes water to evaporate, creating bubbles in the dough.
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The region just before thesuddendropin performance is called the "waterfall region".
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Thesuddendropin thermodynamic pressure causes the core to collapse.
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