alarming extent

collocation in English

meaningsofalarmingandextent

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alarming
adjective
uk
/əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/us
/əˈlɑːr.mɪŋ/
causing worry ...
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extent
noun[S or U]
uk
/ɪkˈstent/us
/ɪkˈstent/
area or ...
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(Definition ofalarmingandextentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the flat where the tenant was living the damp was penetrating to analarmingextent.
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We are living "on tick", and we are doing so to a mostalarmingextent.
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Notwithstanding the fact that prices have been cut we have seen our export trade falling off to analarmingextent.
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Our patience has been exercised and our restraint has been controlled to an almostalarmingextent.
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It was only when the situation developed to analarmingextentthat it became obvious that steps had to be taken to compel admission.
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I believe fundamentally and firmly that violence is now afoot and will grow to analarmingextent.
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The uniform business rate is to remain nationalised, narrowing local government's tax base and cranking up the gearing effect to analarmingextent.
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The value of cattle has jumped to analarmingextent.
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At the moment that intimidation has not occurred to analarmingextent, but it could easily build up at any moment.
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There is no doubt that they are swelled to analarmingextent.
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Accidents happen in every industry, but to a much morealarmingextentin the mining industry than in any other.
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It has drawn away capital from this country to analarmingextent.
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Obviously the effect of that was that very small purchases for export were quite certain to run prices up to an almostalarmingextent.
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Such exploration has declined to analarmingextent.
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Owing to the non-building of houses shortage goes on increasing every year to an almostalarmingextent.
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During the past twenty years, the costs have risen to a mostalarmingextent.
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Our basic industries in those years, especially steel, textiles and coal, lost ground to analarmingextentas compared with their overseas competitors.
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Of course, traffic has been decreasing to analarmingextentas a result of the import duties.
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They are doing this to analarmingextent.
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Surely her population has not grown to such analarmingextentthat she requires a large additional area of 22,000 acres.
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