financial predicament

collocation in English

meaningsoffinancialandpredicament

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financial
adjective
uk
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/us
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
relating to money or how money ...
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predicament
noun[C]
uk
/prɪˈdɪk.ə.mənt/us
/prəˈdɪk.ə.mənt/
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get ...
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(Definition offinancialandpredicamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, thefinancialpredicamentof 50% of them did impinge directly upon their early development.
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Hetty's fear is highlighted by a mounting awareness of her ownfinancialpredicament.
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Anything which helps the country through its presentfinancialpredicamentis helping not only ourselves but posterity.
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It is my considered opinion that we are in thisfinancialpredicamentbecause of the policy of disarmament that was indulged in several years ago.
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There is no excuse for not dealing speedily with thefinancialpredicament.
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It is by no means blameless for thefinancialpredicamentin which it finds itself.
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I would emphasise thefinancialpredicamentof education today.
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It is that bus companies should not have to continue to try to surmount theirfinancialpredicamentby a further closing of routes.
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Many retired people are now turning to the partial realisation of this asset as a means of assisting them in theirfinancialpredicament.
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Gambling addiction will all too often and too easily put an individual in afinancialpredicament, which can also result in very serious mental health problems.
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In addition to rallying the congregation, the hope was to take stock of thefinancialpredicament.
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Schlumbohm refused the overture, which placed him in a difficultfinancialpredicament.
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I was not really touched by the financial predicaments of authors.
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