near starvation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnearandstarvation
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near
adjective[before noun]
uk/nɪər/us/nɪr/
not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ...
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starvation
noun[U]
uk/stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən/us/stɑːrˈveɪ.ʃən/
the state of having no food for a long period, often ...
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(Definition ofnearandstarvationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, millions and millions of others are trapped in hopeless poverty andnearstarvation.
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The disclosure was made that many old-age pensioners are existing onnearstarvationdiets, which are also deficient in vitamins, iron and other minerals.
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They denied them building material and these people sufferednearstarvation.
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There was a greyness of the face which was very marked and which showed what these women had been through—starvation or verynearstarvation.
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To see 400 000 people once againnearstarvation, it gets me, it gets everyone.
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I have mentioned the food situation, thenearstarvationand the threat of real starvation in the weeks ahead.
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We have heard to-day the tragic story of fish being thrown away when so many of our poor people arenearstarvationpoint.
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The first is that at the present time the majority of people in the world are under-nourished, many of themnearstarvation.
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Why is it that, like a bolt from the blue, the order comes now for a reduction by one-third to 1,000 calories, which isnearstarvation?
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We are making preparations to feed them as soon as we can get there, and there will have to be specialised foods for people who are verynearstarvation.
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His report, which takes the form of a daily diary of the campaign, describes a difficult time ofnearstarvation.
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The arduous journey involved high altitudes, raging rivers, evading capture andnearstarvation.
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