unforeseen event
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunforeseenandevent
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unforeseen
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.fəˈsiːn/us/ˌʌn.fɚˈsiːn/
not ...
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event
noun[C]
uk/ɪˈvent/us/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofunforeseenandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the other hand, the fault for a broken promise may lie with someunforeseeneventbeyond the promiser's control.
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He must begin again from this new situation, call up all his powers, project the possible developments of thisunforeseenevent.
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An emergency is an unexpected orunforeseenevent, and public utilities must move quickly to deal with it.
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I heard only the last half of it, owing to anunforeseenevent.
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However, let us assume for the purposes of argument that postponement was possible due to anunforeseenevent.
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And who is to say what will happen if we have another financial blip caused by someunforeseeneventand the euro stock market tumbles.
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Is this merely a legislative provision for a rare, almost unprecedented andunforeseenevent?
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But to reduce them because of a whollyunforeseeneventoutside their control seems to be carrying events too far.
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It is said, not unreasonably, that there might be anunforeseeneventaffecting the holding of the public inquiry.
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What he has in mind is theunforeseeneventsuch as the closure of a major employer in a locality.
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What have we done since that entirelyunforeseenevent?
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Picture a firm that suddenly finds itself heavily extended at a moment when someunforeseeneventstrikes it.
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We have accepted a capital limit of £2 million, because we all understand that anunforeseeneventmight jeopardise the race and require expenditure of more than £1·5 million.
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Thisunforeseeneventaltered the course of his life as he began to pursue an interest in sculpture.
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These contractual communities embrace an assumption that unforeseen events will occur and be mutually resolved between the parties as the work proceeds.
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This allows the system to dynamically adapt transport plans and schedules to possible deviations and unforeseen events.
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To improve this, transport plans and schedules must be easily adaptable, even in response to unforeseen events.
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And although some variance no doubt comes from the occurrence of unforeseen events such as war or depression, other opportunities for presidential speculation occur periodically.
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Finally, one should not forget the increased flexibility achieved through different instruments, to be mobilised where necessary for unforeseen events and needs.
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That is true, but all that legislation is designed to respond to unforeseen events.
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