new surroundings
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnewandsurroundings
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new
adjective
uk/njuː/us/nuː/
recently created or having started to ...
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surroundings
noun[plural]
uk/səˈraʊn.dɪŋz/us/səˈraʊn.dɪŋz/
the place where someone or something is and the things that are ...
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(Definition ofnewandsurroundingsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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What characterizes them is the disorientation we notice in people wanting to adjust tonewsurroundings.
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Thus, a displaced fluid element will retain a difference in concentration with itsnewsurroundingsand will therefore feel a restoring force due to the resulting density difference.
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We hope that debates of such quality will continue in thenewsurroundings.
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I was impressed by the rapidity with which all classes of migrants seemed to accustom themselves to theirnewsurroundings.
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Men amenable to discipline are more readily adapted tonewsurroundings.
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As a result, parents moving into thesenewsurroundingsnaturally expected such a school.
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The introduction of working people tonewsurroundingsand different scenes, and enabling them to meet people with different experiences, is of tremendous value.
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Hardly less remarkable was the re-establishment of education in thenewsurroundings—a task which challenged the ingenuity of local education authorities and teachers alike.
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I hope that it will find itsnewsurroundingscongenial and will bring more work there.
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Possibly most important of all, the wives must be happy in theirnewsurroundings.
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If the newcomers fail to adapt to theirnewsurroundingsfriction is bound to increase to the point of violence and disorder.
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I trust that the staff and patients will be happy in theirnewsurroundingsand that there will be a greater degree of efficiency.
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There they are able to adapt themselves pretty well tonewsurroundings, because the whole atmosphere is more hopeful.
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It would be quite unforgiveable if we tolerated the situation whereby people were persuaded intonewsurroundingsand subsequently abandoned.
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They do not fit easily into theirnewsurroundings.
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It may be the case that the person is somewhat frightened and is innewsurroundings.
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It was amazing how many children were able to open up and feel safe and to grow again in thenewsurroundings.
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She is to be taken from her home and put in the midst ofnewsurroundings.
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I am glad to say that the great majority of them have settled down to useful lives and productive work in theirnewsurroundings.
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In such circumstances there is always grave danger of friction in planting them down innewsurroundingsand amongst new neighbours.
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