eventual collapse

collocation in English

meaningsofeventualandcollapse

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eventual
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/us
/ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/
happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot of effort, ...
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collapse
noun
uk
/kəˈlæps/us
/kəˈlæps/
the sudden failure of a system, organization, ...
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(Definition ofeventualandcollapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Had a good agreement been reached, it would have been far better than theeventualcollapse.
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From the start, the operation was plagued by inefficiency and union demarcation until itseventualcollapsein 1983.
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This is how an extreme drop in temperature can result in theeventualcollapseof physiological functioning and eventual death of an animal.
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But in the longer term, these actions contributed to oversupply andeventualcollapse.
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All of these factors led to theeventualcollapseof the colony.
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The dispute cost the college a number of supporters and students, and may have contributed to itseventualcollapseand reorganization.
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The lead from the roof was removed, leading to decay andeventualcollapse.
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All of them died due to either smoke inhalation, jumping or falling from the building, or theeventualcollapseof the building at 10:28.
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If these movements were not stopped, severe structural damage would occur and the building would have been at risk ofeventualcollapse.
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The intention did not stretch only to theeventualcollapseof the buildings, but rather assumed such buildings were inherently better designed and more imposing during their period of use.
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The gradual erosion of the caldera may lead to aneventualcollapseof the lake walls in the foreseeable future and the destruction of the lake itself.
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