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11such */*/*/ — UK [sʌtʃ] / US determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Summary: Such can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a or an and a singular noun): She s such an intelligent woman. ♦ It was such a pity that you couldn t be with us.… …
12situation — n. 1) to comprehend, grasp, take in a situation 2) to accept a situation 3) an awkward; crisis, emergency; critical; delicate; desperate; embarrassing; explosive; fluid; hopeless, no win (colloq.); intolerable; life and death; stable; tricky;… …
13Such- und Rettungsdienst — Dieser Artikel oder Absatz stellt die Situation in Deutschland dar. Hilf mit, die Situation in anderen Ländern zu schildern …
14such — [[t]sʌ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦ (When such is used as a predeterminer, it is followed by a and a count noun in the singular. When it is used as a determiner, it is followed by a count noun in the plural or by an uncount noun.) 1) DET: DET n, DET n as pron You… …
15situation comedy — noun a) An episodic comedy television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation. b) An episode of such a program …
16situation — is almost always needlessly deployed in constructions such as this: The exchange . .. had failed to be alert to the potential of a crisis situation as it developed (New York Times). More often than not the word can be deleted without loss …
17situation comedy — a comedy drama, esp. a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family. [1945 50] * * * or sitcom Radio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a… …
18Estimate of the Situation — The Estimate of the Situation [The term estimate of the situation is generic, often used in military intelligence to describe a type of early report on an important subject.] was a document supposedly written in 1948 by the personnel of United… …
19Social situation in the French suburbs — The social situation in the French suburbs, known as banlieues , is a complex topic. At times it has resulted in civil unrest, notably the civil unrest of autumn 2005. The word banlieue , which is French for suburb, does not necessarily refer to… …
20Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq — The decline in attacks after surge operations fully commenced stated in the report, taken from the United States Department of Defense website …
