unsatisfactory situation

collocation in English

meaningsofunsatisfactoryandsituation

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unsatisfactory
adjective
uk
/ʌnˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/us
/ʌnˌsæt̬.ɪsˈfæk.tɚ.i/
not ...
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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 ofunsatisfactoryandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There appears to be a mutual intolerance of each other's professional groups, further exacerbating an alreadyunsatisfactorysituationin our study group.
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Theunsatisfactorysituationregarding artificial insemination by donor is clearly brought out.
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That is a veryunsatisfactorysituation, but it has been the only way in which the police have been able to deal with the problem.
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We should not accept the currentunsatisfactorysituationregarding the freezing of sheepmeat prices.
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Here we have yet another planning body spatchcocked into an alreadyunsatisfactorysituation.
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It seems to me that exactly the sameunsatisfactorysituationapplies to higher education.
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In fact, it would have the opposite effect: it could be argued that it would only exacerbate the existing alreadyunsatisfactorysituation.
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We realise that this creates anunsatisfactorysituation.
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But is not this an exceedinglyunsatisfactorysituation?
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In my view, that would be a whollyunsatisfactorysituation.
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This is a quite extraordinary andunsatisfactorysituation.
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It is a mostunsatisfactorysituationthat so much transference should have taken place.
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That leads to anunsatisfactorysituationas there is a duplication of services and unsatisfactory and old facilities.
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This thoroughlyunsatisfactorysituationstems from years of neglect and the absence of imagination on the part of previous administrations.
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That perhaps marred a notunsatisfactorysituationfrom a trading point of view, up to about four years ago.
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Theunsatisfactorysituationwhereby water authorities are both poacher and gamekeeper has long existed.
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The proposals are only a stopgap; they do not deal with theunsatisfactorysituationin respect of the uncompetitive currency.
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Does that not betray a veryunsatisfactorysituation?
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First, he must explain the necessity for such unwelcome measures and the grounds for supposing that they will help to remedy anunsatisfactorysituation.
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