unequal situation

collocation in English

meaningsofunequalandsituation

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unequal
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈiː.kwəl/us
/ʌnˈiː.kwəl/
formal
different in size, level, ...
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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 ofunequalandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In trying to adopt a position that is conventionally regarded as balanced, the fundamentallyunequalsituationis not balanced at all.
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But in reality we are talking about anunequalsituationthat does not so much foster flexibility as maintain this inequality.
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We have anunequalsituationwith unequal protection of what is to be found in the coastal areas.
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It is a veryunequalsituationfor these two people.
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Already they are in a highlyunequalsituation.
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I wish to highlight three instances of this unjust andunequalsituation.
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Therefore, the degree of organisation determines trade union activity and the strength of workers to determine their wages and conditions in a basicallyunequalsituation.
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Caveat emptor may be very well, but the buyer is in a veryunequalsituationvis-a-vis the major insurance companies.
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It has been a veryunequalsituation.
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You cannot treat unequal situations with equality.
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