on the brink of starvation

collocation in English

meaningsofon,brinkandstarvation

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on
preposition
uk
/ɒn/us
/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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brink
noun[S]
uk
/brɪŋk/us
/brɪŋk/
the point where a new or different situation is about ...
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starvation
noun[U]
uk
/stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/stɑːrˈveɪ.ʃən/
the state of having no food for a long period, often ...
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(Definition ofon,brinkandstarvationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One can imagine how many more people will be on thebrinkofstarvationwhen there are another 3,000 to 4,000 million mouths to feed.
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One hundred thousand families and twelve million cattle are on thebrinkofstarvation.
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We have been on thebrinkofstarvationtwice this century.
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A quarter of the world's population live on thebrinkofstarvation, while half live a very poor existence.
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With this mentality this disease will spread and ravage our country which teeters on thebrinkofstarvationalready.
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They are still doing it to-day, and we should do better for these men than leave them on thebrinkofstarvationduring times of peace.
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Unfortunately, the flowers are not edible and the planet is now on thebrinkofstarvation.
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They were now completely lost, and both people and animals were on thebrinkofstarvation.
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Most workers, many of whom were on thebrinkofstarvation, went back to work and signed pledges not to join a union.
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Even with these measures, millions of people were still on thebrinkofstarvationfor several years after the surrender.
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Discontent stemmed mainly from the fact that the people were living on thebrinkofstarvation.
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The food rations are very small, so that the prisoners are constantly on thebrinkofstarvation.
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As a result, hundreds of thousands of people were on thebrinkofstarvation.
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Until, one day, he finds a bird entangled in a spool of frayed rope that has lost most of its feathers and is on thebrinkofstarvation.
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