economic catastrophe

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicandcatastrophe

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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catastrophe
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/us
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
a sudden event that causes very great trouble ...
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(Definition ofeconomicandcatastrophefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That revolution brought so much political change so quickly that the political crisis that followed it has now led toeconomiccatastrophe.
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In the present state it is moving fast towards social andeconomiccatastrophe.
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The history of our aircraft industry is one of technical excellence andeconomiccatastrophe.
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We all know that the social consequences of thiseconomiccatastrophehave been profoundly damaging to the whole fabric of our community.
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We are not on the verge of a recovery; instead there is a lacuna—a pause between the current economic crisis and the nexteconomiccatastrophe.
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The master tells me that there would be problems in the countryside and that a ban would be aneconomiccatastrophe.
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It is not only aneconomiccatastrophe, but a human tragedy of immense proportions.
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What are we going to do now to halt this rush towards a totally unnecessaryeconomiccatastrophe?
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Unless we hear something to the contrary this afternoon, about 400 families will faceeconomiccatastrophe.
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Now, we are faced with a health andeconomiccatastropheof unparalleled proportions causing widespread panic amongst consumers.
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It is theeconomiccatastrophethat is part of the international trend.
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In reality, they are already a decade of crisis and threateneconomiccatastropheto developed and less developed countries alike.
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The odds were that this country was well on its way to aneconomiccatastropheof great magnitude in 1974–75.
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When these symptoms are added to increased borrowing and reduced investment they can spelleconomiccatastrophe.
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However minor, something could have been done here to defer theeconomiccatastropheinto which they are rapidly leading us.
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To use those forces would mean aneconomiccatastropheand political instability for many years.
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The currenteconomiccatastrophewas not with us then.
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A blank cheque for £4,000 million in present circumstances is a recipe foreconomiccatastrophe.
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If we were able to stand aloof, would our people be secure against theeconomiccatastrophewhich would be bound to follow any major war?
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Three months ago we inherited three wars and a world crisis, and our business is to prevent the coming of a third world war and aneconomiccatastrophe.
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