near collapse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnearandcollapse
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near
adjective[before noun]
uk/nɪər/us/nɪr/
not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ...
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collapse
noun
uk/kəˈlæps/us/kəˈlæps/
the sudden failure of a system, organization, ...
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(Definition ofnearandcollapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The demolition of the adjacent building in the spring of 1835 brought the house to a state ofnearcollapse, hence the scaffolding in the present engraving.
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Statelevel compensation laws did not pass until the old tort system wasnearcollapse, and the laws were crafted so as to minimize interference with the workings of the market.
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The wife wasnearcollapse, and there was totally inadequate space for a difficult teenager and a young toddler who was starting to explore.
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It is true that the commercial film industry, which is in a state ofnearcollapse, has in many ways only itself to blame.
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That economy is now in a state which one can only describe as one ofnearcollapse.
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It is that which has brought the crisis and thenearcollapse.
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How can he possibly describe that asnearcollapse?
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It should go to the ambulance workers who have kept the service going through an almost impossible period ofnearcollapse.
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They proved effective, as at no time was electricity supply evennearcollapseon the dates in question.
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The area suffered probably one of the greatest declines in employment of any region and experienced anearcollapseof its manufacturing base.
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In some authorities, there has been anearcollapseof nursery school provision.
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He should realise that the market is notnearcollapse.
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But whereas the general policy is in grave doubt, the specific policy for strategic strike reconnaissance aircraft appears, in my view, to benearcollapse.
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This is bound to overload the political economy to the point ofnearcollapse.
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We are told to contemplate our economy in the most appalling state ofnearcollapse.
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If we do not deal with it, there is a distinct possibility that the country's whole democratic process will be in danger of collapse ornearcollapse.
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Fraud, the collapse of the information system and thenearcollapseof through ticketing are all the results of fragmentation.
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The civil service system was said to be overrun with corruption and running intonearcollapse.
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