terrible situation

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandsituation

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terrible
adjective
uk
/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofterribleandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is aterriblesituationin the sphere of the humanities.
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That would be aterriblesituation, and that is our opinion on the matter.
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We also recognise the equallyterriblesituationin which the other parent, often the father, abducts the child and makes him or her untraceable.
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However, they have unfortunately been living for some years in aterriblesituation, which is getting worse, in which their fundamental rights are being violated.
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It is aterriblesituationfor those of us who like decent homes and want to see every child reared in a decent home.
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This is the only solution for theterriblesituationwhich will develop in the schools.
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That is aterriblesituation, maybe an inevitable one.
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That is aterriblesituationwhen we are thinking in terms of the possibility of mobilisation.
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It is about time to get down to the facts of thisterriblesituationin the mining industry.
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That creates aterriblesituationbecause sometimes there are four men on one job.
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That is aterriblesituationfor these poor people to find themselves in.
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It builds up this picture of a veryterriblesituation.
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It might have been quite fun, were it not for theterriblesituationand the vital questions which have to be answered.
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It did not tell her in person about theterriblesituationafter it discovered that the brain had been removed and disposed of.
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In some respects, that reflects theterriblesituationin certain other countries which cause people to be driven out.
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We have heard about theterriblesituationthere and that move is very much welcomed.
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I pay tribute to those in the previous government who, in the final years of their period in office, recognised theterriblesituationfacing transport.
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All that has added to an alreadyterriblesituationfor people who find themselves at the bottom end of the estate.
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That is the sort ofterriblesituationthat can arise.
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