outbreak of war
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoutbreakandwar
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outbreak
noun[C]
uk/ˈaʊt.breɪk/us/ˈaʊt.breɪk/
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous ...
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war
noun[C or U]
uk/wɔːr/us/wɔːr/
armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example ...
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This attention to the local, the contextual and the plebeian in understanding theoutbreakofwarhas to be applauded.
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This follow-up came to an abrupt end in 1939 with theoutbreakofwar; fortunately, the records of 500 girls and 497 boys have survived.
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With theoutbreakofwar, crossing the road became newly perilous.
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By theoutbreakofwar, only limited preparations had been made for the protection of the civilian population from the impact of air raids.
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Before theoutbreakofwar, serum hosts were kept under excellent hygienic conditions.
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In the agrarian colonies many commentators contended that colonial monopoly required greater flexibility well before theoutbreakofwarcrippled oceanic commerce.
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Another factor was theoutbreakofwarin 1939.
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First, the decreasing gap in relative power between the opponents created permissive conditions for theoutbreakofwar.
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Apparently accepted with little discussion, this was a significant change and one not repudiated prior to theoutbreakofwar.
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A single progressive gain was made in 1937 but, with no change in 1938, labour's majority remained secure on theoutbreakofwar.
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This was especially true at theoutbreakofwarwhen the government would require large sums of money very quickly.
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With theoutbreakofwar, such autonomy (which could lead to sedition) was not to be tolerated.
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After some initial disruption caused by theoutbreakofwar, many of their meetings and conferences continued to function in the 1940s.
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In other words, he rejected the need for the control of prices of consumer goods from theoutbreakofwar.
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At theoutbreakofwarin 1939 the camp population was estimated at 25,000.
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Even after theoutbreakofwarin 1939, her activity pattern changed little.
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They submitted a short interim report just before theoutbreakofwar, picking on three areas of particular importance - manpower, shipping and foreign exchange.
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Not only did reactions to theoutbreakofwarvary depending on such things as class, age, and locality, but one individual could experience the moment in multiple ways.
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Hudson, in contrast, at least offered a positive response to theoutbreakofwarand showed himself willing to adapt to a changing situation.
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The government made no move to bring in economists of any kind to look at their economic plans until a few months before theoutbreakofwar.
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