difficult circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdifficultandcircumstance
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difficult
adjective
uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/us/ˈdɪf.ə.kəlt/
needing skill ...
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circumstance
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofdifficultandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdifficult circumstance
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This was an especiallydifficultcircumstance.
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Existentialist philosophy compels man to avail himself of the only freedom he has: the freedom of choice and the freedom of action, even under the mostdifficultcircumstance.
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If we cannot achieve a satisfactory outcome of that we shall face a much moredifficultcircumstance, which will have to be considered carefully.
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It is a verydifficultcircumstancein which to keep a happy marriage going.
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They know that that sellers' market has passed and that we are now dealing with the far moredifficultcircumstanceof a buyers' market.
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It is always adifficultcircumstancewhen there is internal strife in a country which is a member of an alliance.
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They can see in the rate support order and in the increase order a sincere attempt to deal with adifficultcircumstance.
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It meets a verydifficultcircumstance.
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I never imagined that one day that it would place our nation in such adifficultcircumstance.
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Jack shares the example of his father dying before he was born as adifficultcircumstancethat must be overcome to succeed.
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I think we did the best we could under difficult circumstances to achieve a tenable, if not perfect, consensus.
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I knew how to respond to the statements distressed patients frequently say when confronted with difficult circumstances.
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Most of these poor, unemployed, lowcaste workers could hardly imagine more difficult circumstances than they were presently in.
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Stoicism is an important concept in the way people experience difficult circumstances regarding their health.
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Indeed, many children are remarkably resilient in the face of these difficult circumstances.
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And there is the wonder of how it was made in such difficult circumstances and the skill with which it was done.
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The need for unobtrusive care is essential because parents are usually healthy people coping with extremely difficult circumstances.
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How does our understanding of risk and attachment influence our thinking about children in difficult circumstances, and, also, children in relatively advantaged conditions?
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Patients acknowledged that "a good sense of humor" helped them through the difficult circumstances.
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Overall, the author is to be congratulated for the quality of the fieldwork under difficult circumstances.
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