mounting deficit

collocation in English

meaningsofmountinganddeficit

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mounting
adjective
uk
/ˈmaʊn.tɪŋ/us
/ˈmaʊn.t̬ɪŋ/
gradually ...
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deficit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.sɪt/us
/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/
the total amount by which money spent is more than ...
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(Definition ofmountinganddeficitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In such circumstances, it could be difficult if themountingdeficitwere allowed to go unchecked.
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Themountingdeficiton the railways is now too serious for palliatives.
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There is nothing easier or more superficial than to jibe about themountingdeficit.
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This gave rise both to financial difficulties and to amountingdeficit.
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I suspect that they will just add to themountingdeficit.
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Thismountingdeficitwill have to be met somehow.
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That would add to ourmountingdeficiton manufactures.
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First, it regrets themountingdeficit.
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However, the country at the time was in no position to be spending billions of dollars, as the government was facing amountingdeficit, and growing unemployment.
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The government changed its economic focus after 1991, and implemented budget cutbacks to control the province'smountingdeficit.
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