collapse of confidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcollapseandconfidence
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collapse
noun
uk/kəˈlæps/us/kəˈlæps/
the sudden failure of a system, organization, ...
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confidence
noun
uk/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/us/ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or ...
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(Definition ofcollapseandconfidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The trouble is that acollapseofconfidenceinternationally is not controllable.
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This caused acollapseofconfidencein the system by using the secretary as an apparent filter.
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Frankly, there is acollapseofconfidencein the integrity and credibility of the system, which will not be improved by today's events.
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A belief that the proposal was to be implemented would lead to a totalcollapseofconfidence.
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That is not a statement which should give rise to acollapseofconfidence.
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A new and unwelcome development is thecollapseofconfidencein land values, something which has not been mentioned in this debate.
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That led to a long period of disastrous under-investment and acollapseofconfidencein the industry.
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This has all led to acollapseofconfidence.
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Such acollapseofconfidencewill be hopeless.
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All beef-producing countries have suffered because of thecollapseofconfidencein beef.
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The most spectacular result of that is a totalcollapseofconfidenceon the part of the adders and subtracters.
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There was acollapseofconfidencebecause of a complete misjudgment of strategy and by that time the pound was falling.
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It expanded its budget deficit considerably, but then found itself saddled with acollapseofconfidenceand a massive burden of debt interest.
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Unless rapid action is taken, this country could witness the totalcollapseofconfidencein agriculture and in food production, with its consequences for farmers.
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Despite this, there was a totalcollapseofconfidence.
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There is acollapseofconfidencethat is widespread throughout the country.
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There is a sudden, totalcollapseofconfidence.
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That has not led to anycollapseofconfidencein the political impartiality or independence of the judges.
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A meteoric rise in popularity was followed by a dramaticcollapseofconfidenceafter nearly 3,000 adverse reaction reports, including 76 deaths.
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There are acres and acres of land with planning permissions for residential development, but, because of thecollapseofconfidencein the country, people cannot contemplate buying homes.
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