deteriorating condition

collocation in English

meaningsofdeteriorateandcondition

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deteriorate
verb[I]
uk
/dɪˈtɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/
us
/dɪˈtɪr.i.ə.reɪt/
to ...
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condition
noun
uk
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
us
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofdeteriorateandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thirty-one patients participated in the exercise test, as one was excluded due to a rapidlydeterioratingcondition.
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The present hospital is, to put it mildly, in a poor anddeterioratingcondition.
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However, it is adeterioratingconditionwith no cause and no cure.
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Multiple sclerosis is adeterioratingcondition, and in future additional allowances will be required.
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The cemetery, however, was indeterioratingcondition.
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It was unoccupied and in a fastdeterioratingcondition.
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It continued to operate, though indeterioratingcondition.
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That is the way forward; not that suggested by paragraph (b), which will simply incarcerate adeterioratingcondition.
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The buildings remain in adeterioratingcondition, most without windows abandoned to the elements.
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The mansion is presently in adeterioratingconditionand is uninhabited.
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Unfortunately, most monuments in the park are in adeterioratingcondition.
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Thedeterioratingconditionof the familys fortunes was another reason why left his studies.
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The venue was closed in 2012 due to itsdeterioratingcondition.
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They had to be demolished due to theirdeterioratingconditionwhen the council took them over.
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Today it is an eclectic mix of shops and offices in adeterioratingcondition.
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Investment by new residents resulted in the restoration and renovation of many buildings which had formerly been indeterioratingcondition.
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In 1859, thedeterioratingconditionof the plaster led the city to reface the base in marble.
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It operated the ship as a museum until 1956 when it shuttered because of itsdeterioratingcondition.
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These photos showed the stadium'sdeterioratingcondition, which included trees and other vegetation growing in the stands.
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However, due to the bank'sdeterioratingconditionand leaks that a seizure was imminent, regulators felt compelled to act a day early.
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The protagonist meditates upon his girlfriend's rapidlydeterioratingcondition, which she first exhibited at their senior prom, and which he attended while high.
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Despite being informed during the flight of the poor anddeterioratingcondition, the pilot elected not to divert to another airport.
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But due to thedeterioratingconditionof the lodge, the restoration scheme was given up and the lodge was demolished in 1898.
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