emergency measure

collocation in English

meaningsofemergencyandmeasure

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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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measure
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ər/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is anemergencymeasure.
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This is noemergencymeasure.
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That is anemergencymeasure.
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It was anemergencymeasure.
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It is anemergencymeasure.
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This is anotheremergencymeasure.
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Most likely it was anemergencymeasurealso for the impoverished households whose children were boarded out.
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This really is anemergencymeasure.
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The towing was anemergencymeasure.
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This is not anemergencymeasure.
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I recall the lastemergencymeasure.
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You call it anemergencymeasure.
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It can only be anemergencymeasure.
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It was purely anemergencymeasure.
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After all, this is anemergencymeasure.
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Was not this a wartimeemergencymeasure?
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But it was anemergencymeasure.
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That might be anemergencymeasure.
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The first is anemergencymeasure.
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That, clearly, is a waremergencymeasure.
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This measure is anemergencymeasurealone.
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As a waremergencymeasure, you put restrictions on drink.
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This would be the quickest actingemergencymeasure.
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The clause is anemergencymeasurelimited to two years.
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It was done as a nationalemergencymeasure.
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