unstable condition

collocation in English

meaningsofunstableandcondition

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unstable
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈsteɪ.bəl/us
/ʌnˈsteɪ.bəl/
not solid and firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely ...
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condition
noun
uk
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofunstableandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For a moreunstablecondition, figure 9 (c), the downstream waves grow to a larger amplitude.
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This is anunstablecondition.
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This can be justified by arguing that the highest liquid thickness corresponds to the mostunstablecondition.
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Theunstableconditioncomes from the greater period of test time which will elapse.
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Man is really in a veryunstablecondition.
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The planet'sunstableconditionis caused by many anthropogenic sources.
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The difference between the two is that one is anunstableconditionwhile the other is a stable condition.
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The second collision had the effect of exciting the nucleus into a highlyunstablecondition.
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The previous sluice was 10 ft wide, built of masonry, and was in anunstableconditionby this time.
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The man is in anunstableconditionand his initial blood work shows signs of severe cancer, with his doctors proclaiming him too badly injured to transport.
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