national emergency

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandemergency

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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(Definition ofnationalandemergencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By conflating their local concerns with anationalemergencythey portrayed their request for an official ban on emigration as a wartime necessity.
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It assumes that party leaders would never violate their parties' horizons through miscalculation, the occurrence of special circumstances (for example, anationalemergency), and so forth.
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They would be necessary under a declaration of anationalemergency.
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I agree that when a state ofnationalemergencyis declared certain provisions may be necessary.
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The hydrographic service performs a vital role at times ofnationalemergency.
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My contention is that at a time ofnationalemergencythere are national considerations which must override these kinds of individual considerations.
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It is surely that thenationalemergencyand need require men to be directed to particular places of work and obliged to stay there.
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The basis of my point of order is that this was possibly a gravenationalemergencywhich affected everybody in every part of the country.
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Such measures are appropriate for anationalemergencysuch as world war two, but they are too vague for a peaceful, civilised society.
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I say that even while paying tribute to many unqualified teachers for their devoted work in thenationalemergency.
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Thenationalemergencyin its acute form passed a long time ago.
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At all times ofnationalemergencyour greatest problem has been shortage of skilled labour.
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We never know whether in somenationalemergencycircumstances may not arise to cut off our supply.
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In case ofnationalemergencyevery one of these aerodromes will be of national importance.
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Fears have been expressed that thenationalemergencymight be exploited for purposes of private profit.
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All they would be asked to do would be to postpone the implementation of their beliefs while the period ofnationalemergencywas in operation.
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But we are not faced with anationalemergency.
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How will generators respond to anationalemergencyif they have no statutory obligations to supply?
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The armed forces do not maintain units on standby specifically to respond immediately to anationalemergency.
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It is not even suggested that the badges of rank should be kept for sewing on again in anationalemergency.
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