regional instability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofregionalandinstability
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regional
adjective
uk/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/us/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/
relating to or coming from a particular part of ...
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instability
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
uncertainty caused by the possibility of a sudden change in the ...
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(Definition ofregionalandinstabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These include whether a proposed transfer would be likely to increase tension in the region or contribute toregionalinstability.
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I refer to the possibility of increasedregionalinstability.
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We have pressed forward with our reform programme, despiteregionalinstability.
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Is long-termregionalinstabilitya price worth paying for short-term theft?
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The best answer is to try to remove the sources ofregionalinstabilitywhich create opportunities for outside intervention.
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It characterised that through the state-directed violence aimed at crushing any political opposition and through the growing potential for internal conflict andregionalinstability.
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Whatever happens, the risk of ethnic disintegration andregionalinstabilityis real.
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The longer the conflict continues, the more it becomes a source ofregionalinstability.
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We do not want to export arms to areas where such arms will exacerbateregionalinstability.
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The containment ofregionalinstabilityhad thus not been a priority, nor even a necessity.
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I see the danger ofregionalinstability.
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These include whether a proposed transfer would be likely to increase tension in the region or to contribute toregionalinstability.
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We have made clear to all parties to this conflict that we deplore any action which might prolong the dispute and further increaseregionalinstability.
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They will add toregionalinstabilityand are a source of concern for others in the region.
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The end of the cold war and subsequentregionalinstabilityhave changed the strategic environment radically.
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The same group agreed to avoid transfers which would prolong or aggravate an existing armed conflict or increasing tensions or which would contribute toregionalinstability.
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Regionalinstability, threats to national interests and threats even to world security arise when we permit departures from minimal rules.
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Pressure for withdrawal is understandable, but the almost inevitable result would be a substantial widening of the war, heavy civilian casualties and a dangerousregionalinstability.
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They are likely to be either forces for regional security or sources ofregionalinstability.
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