unavoidable circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunavoidableandcircumstance
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unavoidable
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.əˈvɔɪ.də.bəl/us/ˌʌn.əˈvɔɪ.də.bəl/
impossible ...
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circumstance
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofunavoidableandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They think this is a result—and very naturally so—of the war, but what they do not think, or believe, is that it is anunavoidablecircumstanceof peace.
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The failure of some students is accepted as a natural andunavoidablecircumstance.
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However, there may be local and unavoidable circumstances when those waiting for criminal and civil and family hearings are required to share facilities.
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It also provides a safeguard in the event of delay because of unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances.
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Governors make every endeavour to accommodate such visits, subject to some unavoidable circumstances, such as availability of staff and pressure on existing visit facilities.
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The provision for changing the date is there for use only in the event that unavoidable circumstances force a postponement of the poll.
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I realise that unavoidable circumstances have made it impossible for him to be here.
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Unfortunately, unavoidable circumstances prevented my hearing all the speeches in this debate.
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Where, owing to some unavoidable circumstances such as a transport hitch, workers arrive after the normal starting time, the farmer is charged only from the time of arrival.
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Unavoidable circumstances prevented him from reaching that goal.
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Here, the commission concludes that security forces had not deliberately targeted civilians during the final stages of war, but civilian casualties had occurred under unavoidable circumstances.
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