virtual disappearance

collocation in English

meaningsofvirtualanddisappearance

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virtual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈvɝː.tʃu.əl/
almost a particular thing ...
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disappearance
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪr.əns/
the fact of someone or ...
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(Definition ofvirtualanddisappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here in fact it involves the body'svirtualdisappearancefrom a corpus that, in one sense, is about nothing but the body.
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What we surely need to consider is how thevirtualdisappearanceof the dual mandate can be replaced.
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The thing which gladdens me is thevirtualdisappearanceof miners' nystagmus.
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The changing pattern of the retailing of fish is illustrated by thevirtualdisappearanceof the fishmonger selling fresh fish from our high streets.
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For the latter, as far as we can understand, privatisation will mean thevirtualdisappearanceof the industry.
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It will result in thevirtualdisappearanceof an important service.
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Of course, thevirtualdisappearanceof herring from some areas is a matter of real concern.
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I especially welcome thevirtualdisappearanceof the public sector borrowing requirement.
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Then there is thevirtualdisappearanceof ocean-going passenger ships in favour of aircraft and the changing types and demands for naval vessels to be built in our shipyards.
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The sanitary reform movement ensured reasonably pure water supplies and the efficient removal of sewage by the late 1880s, and thevirtualdisappearanceof enteric fever.
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Scotland has witnessed the disappearance of its steel industry and thevirtualdisappearanceof its shipbuilding industry.
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Because this sea star is a top-level predator, itsvirtualdisappearancewas expected to have profound effects on the ecosystem.
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One manifestation of this is thevirtualdisappearancein the text of the term proletariat.
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The rise in oxygen levels caused thevirtualdisappearanceof the greenhouse gas methane (oxidized into carbon dioxide and water).
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