domestic unrest

collocation in English

meaningsofdomesticandunrest

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domestic
adjective
uk
/dəˈmes.tɪk/us
/dəˈmes.tɪk/
relating to a person's ...
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unrest
noun[U]
uk
/ʌnˈrest/us
/ʌnˈrest/
disagreements or fighting between different groups ...
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(Definition ofdomesticandunrestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, we are examining overalldomesticunrest, rather than who is causing the unrest.
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Leaders may be tempted to employ force externally to divert attention away fromdomesticunrest.
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Domesticunrestis a typical explanation given for diversion.
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Domesticunrestis often considered a potential impetus for changing strategic behaviour.
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First, sanctions are beginning to bite and again he is facing considerabledomesticunrest.
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Whatever miserable concessions have been made have been made only because ofdomesticunrestand external pressure.
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Domesticunrestis unlikely to fade away, as happened after previous periods of unrest in 1960 and 1976.
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The effect of these low rates of payment makes fordomesticunrest, for inability to obtain nourishment, for brooding and neurasthenia.
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Moreover, the panic unleashed a wave of riots and other forms ofdomesticunrest.
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This means that the conditions leading to diversionary tactics include any sort ofdomesticunrest.
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In late 1991 through early 1992, deteriorating economic conditions led to significantdomesticunrest, including several riots.
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Because there is such a strong correlation between economic disquiet and political instability, it becomes apparent that intervention by financial contributors could easedomesticunrest.
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This freedom in a politically unstable nations budget allows room for improvement and economic expansion, thus reducing the threat ofdomesticunrestor acts of violent extremism.
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Eshkol faced growingdomesticunrestas unemployment reached 12% in 1966, yet the recession eventually served in healing fundamental economic deficiencies and helped fuel the ensuing recovery of 19671973.
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