continuing uncertainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinueanduncertainty
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continue
verb
uk/kənˈtɪn.juː/us/kənˈtɪn.juː/
to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to ...
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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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(Definition ofcontinueanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The inter-related elements of this longterm situation includecontinuinguncertaintyabout clinical course and the development of secondary illnesses linked to immunosuppressant use.
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First, scarcely any of the evidence stems from genetically sensitive designs; the consequence is that there is acontinuinguncertaintyon whether the apparent effect is actually environmentally mediated.
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Continuinguncertaintyabout the future can only be harmful to efficiency and to morale in the institutions concerned.
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Thecontinuinguncertaintyabout the future of this hospital is demoralising to the staff and unsettling to the patients.
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Thiscontinuinguncertaintycan only be damaging to the ship repairing industry.
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This uncertainty of identification is often difficult to discern, and is paralleled bycontinuinguncertaintyas to the proper way to deal with it.
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I understand that there is acontinuinguncertaintyin industry, in the economy here and elsewhere, while the outcome of this is uncertain.
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Is it right to keep those whom we employ as well as those with whom we trade in a state ofcontinuinguncertainty?
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The difficulties of my constituents have been made much worse by thecontinuinguncertaintysurrounding the route of the link.
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Apparently it will still be a long time before the majority of tenants are put out of the misery of theircontinuinguncertainty.
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The first fact which our report brings out is thecontinuinguncertaintyof the current estimates to completion.
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The second cause ofcontinuinguncertaintyabout the final development cost to completion is that the end is always such a long way off.
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I think it is unfair that there should be thiscontinuinguncertainty.
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I regret thecontinuinguncertaintyfor the work forces.
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It carried a strong sense ofcontinuinguncertaintyand doubt which was entirely appropriate in the circumstances.
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Thecontinuinguncertaintyof the past two or three years has led to the loss of even more valuable staff.
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Suchcontinuinguncertaintyis not good for the staff either.
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We are, however, conscious that thecontinuinguncertaintymay cause difficulty to businesses in the area of the line.
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It also says that all the bids are conditional, in view of thecontinuinguncertaintyas to important factors affecting the purchase price.
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A much more important matter is thecontinuinguncertaintyabout what work will be available.
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