beleaguered city

collocation in English

meaningsofbeleagueredandcity

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beleaguered
adjective
uk
/bɪˈliː.ɡəd/us
/bɪˈliː.ɡɚd/
having a lot of problems ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofbeleagueredandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But in a real sense we are abeleagueredcity.
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If it is a fact we are abeleagueredcity, a great increase in food production is undoubtedly essential.
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It was unprecedented for abeleagueredcity, surrounded by hostile forces, to be sustained entirely by air, month after month.
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We are told that we are abeleagueredcity, and then we are told that essential men are being withdrawn from the land.
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I have not myself seen all the signs that are usually associated with abeleagueredcity.
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They have welcomed the increased presence of our defence forces in theirbeleagueredcity.
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The medical officers in charge were in fact agreeably surprised to find how little a month in abeleagueredcityhad affected the health of these children.
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In thatbeleagueredcityhe and his men fought in the trenches as infantry for forty-eight hours without relief of any kind.
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For several days, the grim contest continued within thebeleagueredcityfrom dawn to dusk.
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Their role was again multi-functional- to attack enemy forces, airfields, tank and artillery concentrations, communications networks, and the rail and river network bringing supplies to thebeleagueredcity.
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