undesirable situation

collocation in English

meaningsofundesirableandsituation

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undesirable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəl/us
/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪr.ə.bəl/
not wanted, approved 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 ofundesirableandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two of the three commissioners thus had a direct interest in the proceedings, an unusual andundesirablesituation.
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For several reasons, this seems like anundesirablesituationto bring into being.
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This is anundesirablesituationthat must be avoided by selecting proper link lengths during the synthesis stage.
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To remedy thisundesirablesituation, the fund's steering committee considered alternative methods of selecting projects.
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This work aims to rectify this ratherundesirablesituation.
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I suggest that this could lead to theundesirablesituationwhereby substandard parts could be manufactured and passed off as the real thing.
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The case made was that this was a veryundesirablesituationand if possible some machinery should be provided to bridge that gap in time.
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An advantage of the "serious default" criterion is that it avoids this whollyundesirablesituation.
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Nobody is touting for business and therefore enticing young people into anundesirablesituation.
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That is anundesirablesituation, we do not want that situation in the future.
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A veryundesirablesituationcan also arise if a country imports goods, pays with gold and then exports other goods to that same country.
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It will be an extremelyundesirablesituation, all round.
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We think that is anundesirablesituationto arise and that we ought to minimise it as far as may be.
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However, to be divorced wholly, in effect, from the ability to choose a candidate is a veryundesirablesituationat which to arrive.
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It is a highlyundesirablesituationat the present time.
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It would be an extreme case and is obviously a mostundesirablesituationto have arisen.
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However, there will be other occasions to pursue this question, as it will create anundesirablesituation.
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That is a veryundesirablesituation, and one that the people of this country should never under any circumstances be asked to support.
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It is anundesirablesituation, and must be put right quickly.
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This is, of course, an appallingly dangerous and thoroughlyundesirablesituation.
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