alarming proportion

collocation in English

meaningsofalarmingandproportion

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alarming
adjective
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/əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/us
/əˈlɑːr.mɪŋ/
causing worry ...
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proportion
noun
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/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to ...
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(Definition ofalarmingandproportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is analarmingproportion, considering that the total number of working divers is about 950.
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That is a veryalarmingproportion.
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That is not analarmingproportion.
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Since the start of the industrial age, the problems have only worsened to assume alarming proportions.
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As we have already heard, mortgage repossessions in 1991 reached alarming proportions.
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The growth in the number of road vehicles has reached alarming proportions.
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Scottish land stands where it did, but the difficulty is that the people are leaving it in alarming proportions.
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Make no mistake, this discontent in agriculture is reaching alarming proportions.
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The labyrinth of international law involved in pursuing claims against masters or owners as a result of these practices has increased to alarming proportions.
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In recent years the number of accidents in agriculture has assumed alarming proportions.
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Another serious loss of revenue resides in the expanding smuggling industry, which is reaching alarming proportions.
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The sad truth of the matter is that many pilots do not even survive peace-time practice and the accident rate is now reaching alarming proportions.
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I suggest it is withholding the figures because it is fully aware of their alarming proportions.
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He said that the shortage of officers has reached alarming proportions, and case loads are rising to fantastic levels.
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That is why crime in this country is steadily increasing and is reaching the most alarming proportions; and that is why crime pays.
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The increase in marriage breakdown, illustrated by the number of divorces, has now reached a crisis of alarming proportions.
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Consequently, the graduate unemployment rate, which was reaching alarming proportions, is starting to decline.
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Everyone knows that the number of fiddles and rackets has reached alarming proportions.
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The effect of those policies is that unemployment in the north has reached alarming proportions.
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