extreme circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextremeandcircumstance
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extreme
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstriːm/us/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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circumstance
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofextremeandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It has the same liability as we all have under common law to come to the aid of the civil police in that sort ofextremecircumstance.
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It is true that one might have theextremecircumstanceof the excessive individual who will write objecting to companies which have no sensible connection with his or her activities.
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The fighting is extensive and severe, most of it performed by leadies, robots built to withstand the mostextremecircumstance.
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In extreme circumstances, bystanders might be offered some type of consent mechanism.
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Some 9 % of all wives would be prepared to consider having no children, but almost half of them only in extreme circumstances.
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However, case-by-case consideration acknowledges that academic freedom may, under unusual or extreme circumstances, be justifiably subordinated to other fundamental values.
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Let me add that my sense is that time inconsistency is not an everyday problem but something that policymakers are drawn to in extreme circumstances.
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Here the commune clearly operated as a means to secure credit during extreme circumstances, using communal property as collateral for the loans.
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At the same time, reserving direct consent for only the most extreme circumstances clearly preserves the priority of protecting research subjects.
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It could point to the high stakes involved, as previous appeals took place only in extreme circumstances, such as the struggle against perceived heretics.
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However, there is some evidence for effects of prenatal and early postnatal dietary restriction persisting into early adulthood from observational studies of extreme circumstances.
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The extreme circumstances of the period also had a major impact on gender relations and self-perception.
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At the same time, this age group has no benefit entitlement, except in extreme circumstances.
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Even in such extreme circumstances, however, accumulated characteristics, such as personal coping strategies and family and friendship networks, are important influences on the level of vulnerability.
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They have negotiated extreme circumstances that tore at long-held beliefs of who they were, who they had become and how they interacted with those around them.
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They can deliver on such a promise in all but the most extreme circumstances.
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It is another matter entirely to empower a court to make such an order in extreme circumstances.
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Others will be in less extreme circumstances, but will be unlucky.
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Even in most extreme circumstances it is not envisaged that extensive evacuation would be necessary.
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