desperate need

collocation in English

meaningsofdesperateandneed

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desperate
adjective
uk
/ˈdes.pər.ət/us
/ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
very serious ...
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need
noun
uk
/niːd/us
/niːd/
the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a ...
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(Definition ofdesperateandneedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were indesperateneedof assistance and thus amenable to the overtures of central government.
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Nevertheless, the clinic obviously fulfilled adesperateneedand made rapid headway.
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It is indesperateneedof reform.
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There is adesperateneedfor growth.
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They are indesperateneedof regeneration.
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The country is still indesperateneed.
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They are indesperateneedof reform.
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There isdesperateneedfor additional capacity.
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Those people are often indesperateneed.
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Thedesperateneedis for conservation.
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There is still adesperateneed.
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That, surely, is adesperateneed.
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There is adesperateneedfor research in this field.
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There is adesperateneedto conserve energy.
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There is adesperateneedfor sheltered housing.
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Many of these properties are indesperateneedof renovation.
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Thedesperateneedfor that has been made clear recently.
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They underline the almostdesperateneedfor urgent action.
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There is adesperateneedin the country as well.
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He is indesperateneedof a reinforcement of troops.
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Nevertheless, there is adesperateneedfor more resources.
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We know thedesperateneedin that country.
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There is adesperateneedfor changes and improvements.
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