edge of bankruptcy

collocation in English

meaningsofedgeandbankruptcy

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edge
noun
uk
/edʒ/us
/edʒ/
the outer or furthest point ...
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bankruptcy
noun
uk
/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/us
/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/
a situation in which a business or a person ...
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(Definition ofedgeandbankruptcyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another thing they claimed was that we had brought the country to theedgeofbankruptcyand that the country was almost insolvent.
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Many small businesses could be teetering on theedgeofbankruptcysimply because of high uniform business rates.
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Too many of them are on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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Whereas it has resources which will allow delay, some small and struggling companies may be pushed to theedgeofbankruptcyif these delays continue.
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That is an impossible thing for a county which is always verging on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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No one would imagine that we were living on theedgeofbankruptcy, with our gold reserves running out.
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They are on theedgeofbankruptcyand nervous breakdown.
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To-day, however, one is on the edge of risk and the other is on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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That owner was on theedgeofbankruptcy, trying to keep his colliery going, when another company came in and gave about £480,000 for that concern.
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It will take us back to the 1940s, when private hospitals competed with the voluntary sector, and people were brought to theedgeofbankruptcy.
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How true is it, to speak more generally, that many farmers are on theedgeofbankruptcy, including enterprising young farmers who undertook heavy capital investment on borrowed money?
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By 1985 farm income had declined by nearly half, hank lending was at a record level, and many farmers were teetering on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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As he is aware, two cases of major redundancies have been made known to us in my own constituency, and one company is teetering on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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Social security systems are on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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Considering that most of the airlines of the world are teetering on theedgeofbankruptcy, will they not be tempted possibly to have special flights?
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Opening night came with the bar already teetering on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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This helped to keep the orchestra going when its normal programme had ceased and it was on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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The companys new accessories failed to pick up the slack, and for the next three years the company experienced heavy losses and teetered on theedgeofbankruptcy.
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