environmental decay

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalanddecay

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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decay
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈkeɪ/us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
the process ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalanddecayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In those urban centres today we have terrifyingly high unemployment, idle and alienated youth, racial tension,environmentaldecayand a pervasive pessimism about the future.
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They are problems ofenvironmentaldecay—industrially, socially, and in terms of civic furniture.
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There are problems with energy bills, vandalism, crime and theenvironmentaldecaythat is focused in areas of high unemployment.
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Unemployment drains the area of public wealth and brings behind this regional tragedy a wake of wasted human resources,environmentaldecay, disorder, lawlessness and despair.
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It is an area of industrial decline andenvironmentaldecay.
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We face scarcity of resources and are watching relentlessenvironmentaldecay.
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The problems are—to name but a few—poverty, racial tension, economic imperialism, urban blight,environmentaldecay, warfare.
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The problems of unemployment, slow growth, high outward migration andenvironmentaldecayand dereliction are not confined to the development areas, although their economic problems are still the more severe.
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Lambeth councillors tell me that the public and the employers regardenvironmentaldecayas the greatest evil.
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The novel focuses on issues such as corporate power, consumerism, information technology, data mining, andenvironmentaldecay, occasionally from a sardonic perspective.
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