deplorable situation

collocation in English

meaningsofdeplorableandsituation

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deplorable
adjective
uk
/dɪˈplɔː.rə.bəl/us
/dɪˈplɔː.rə.bəl/
very ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofdeplorableandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is pretty much universal agreement that thisdeplorablesituationis due to the excess capacity of the world's fishing fleets.
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That, to me, is a mostdeplorablesituation.
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Last summer we had thedeplorablesituationof many students coming here and being unable to find accommodation.
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Does she agree that that is adeplorablesituationfor elderly people?
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That is especially true concerning thedeplorablesituationin regard to juvenile crime.
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They are going to find themselves in a mostdeplorablesituation.
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There are four major reasons why we are faced with this difficult anddeplorablesituation.
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We even sometimes come below journalists, and that is adeplorablesituation.
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We have a public duty to enable something to be rescued from a sad, sorry anddeplorablesituation.
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What is the remedy for this sad situation, because it is an extremely sad anddeplorablesituation.
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If that is the case it is adeplorablesituationand it would be good to see it investigated.
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It is an achievement and not adeplorablesituation.
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In my view it is principally the responsibility of management that thatdeplorablesituationshould exist.
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This matter has led to an untenable anddeplorablesituation.
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Surely something can be done to improve thatdeplorablesituation?
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This is adeplorablesituationand it leads me straight on to ask: what should we do?
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We all agree that this is adeplorablesituation.
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The consequences of thatdeplorablesituationare threefold.
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We on this side say that it is adeplorablesituation.
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The inquiry set out to find how thisdeplorablesituationhad come about and how it had been allowed to persist.
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