continued deterioration

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinuedanddeterioration

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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
us
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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deterioration
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˌtɪə.ri.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
us
/dɪˌtɪr.i.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact or process of ...
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(Definition ofcontinuedanddeteriorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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According to him, withcontinueddeteriorationof the resource base, this relationship must 'eventually turn from positive to negative' (p. 1335).
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It means acontinueddeteriorationof existing homes.
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We are going to have to tolerate thecontinueddeteriorationof such public services as the railways and, much more seriously, as universities and hospitals.
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That has undoubtedly contributed to thecontinueddeteriorationand the violence.
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That serious problem is thecontinueddeterioration, which has been going on over several years, in public transport, especially in our big towns and cities.
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Enough money must be put into the rate support grant to ensure that there is no danger ofcontinueddeterioration.
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I am extremely alarmed about thecontinueddeterioration.
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The reason for this is our enormous concern at thecontinueddeteriorationof the situation in that country with such a short time to go before the presidential elections.
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It has suffered fromcontinueddeteriorationsince, receiving negligible support from the local administration.
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Once in a cache, insects and humidity would often contribute to thecontinueddeteriorationof the documents.
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