noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
ill
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The country is in the depths of a recession, made worse by the worst drought in living memory.
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Fires continued to burn elsewhere in the West in states plagued by one of the worst droughts of the century.
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Agricultural production fell by 10.8 percent, largely due to the effects of the country's worst drought in 50 years.
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The worst drought in 30 years and an upsurge in fighting has created huge armies of refugees.
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Already, he says, it is worse than the drought of 1956, once considered the definitive Texas dry spell.
long
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Then there was a long drought which produced a very poor harvest.
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Britain is now experiencing the longest drought on record since 1745.
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It was overtaken by a long cyclical drought .
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They can survive long periods of drought encased in mud, until the next rainy season.
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They have the characteristic of never running dry in the longest drought or freezing in the coldest frost.
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The reason may be the long continued drought .
prolonged
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However, prolonged drought , and in Matebeleland armed conflict, have limited its effectiveness.
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This is commonly blamed on a prolonged drought during the amelioration of climate following the last glaciation.
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This summer, the situation has been exacerbated by prolonged drought .
severe
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In the early 1980s, there was another severe drought cycle but the adverse impact was less.
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A severe drought caused most of the crops to fail, then winds reaching hurricane force destroyed what was left.
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The previous warnings in the Horn were, like the present one, prompted by severe drought .
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Under natural conditions some bands die out due to severe drought , disease, or increased predation.
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But there may also be more extremes in the weather such as severe storms, droughts and floods.
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Not long after my first visit, Navajo country suffered a severe drought .
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This year a severe drought threatens the lives of 3m people, half the population.
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During the same period, the city experienced its first severe drought .
■ NOUN
goal
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is hoping he could be the answer to his side's goal drought .
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That ended the Flyers' goal drought at 135 minutes, 28 seconds.
summer
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Some of these isolated populations are subject to predation, others to starvation, flooding, severe winters or summer drought .
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But most everything evens out during the summer drought .
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Roots of wheat which have been stunted by excessive water in spring will be less able to withstand a summer drought .
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I visited the site in late September, at the end of the summer drought , with the land grey and lifeless.
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Worms are a staple diet and these have been in short supply due to the summer drought .
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Then a summer drought parched the land, turning green prairies a dusty yellow brown.
years
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This is useful, because by comparing previous drought years like 1976, you can draw a lot of conclusions.
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Some farmers made enough money to buy more land and survive drought years and stay in business.
■ VERB
affect
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Both places represent semiarid savannas and have repeatedly been affected by drought and famine.
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Their ten-year water rights are up for renegotiation in 1997, and will be affected by the drought .
cause
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It is caused not only by drought but also by high world food prices and use of land for cash-crop exports.
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The last few years have seen widespread damage to homes through storms, floods, extreme cold and subsidence caused by drought .
end
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Keating and state weather officials said at least 5 inches is needed in the wheat belt to end the drought .
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To end their drought , the Lakers had to first lose the halftime momentum for the second time this week.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A severe drought has caused most of the corn crop to fail.
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Central Africa is suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another issue highlighted in the report was the alleged importation of toxic maize as part of a drought relief effort.
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As El Ni o ebbs away, drought follows the torrential rain.
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But most everything evens out during the summer drought .
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Fires continued to burn elsewhere in the West in states plagued by one of the worst droughts of the century.
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In his benevolent aspect he is the source of rain and hence petitioned to alleviate drought , and also to prevent meningitis.
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Studies link the drought to a sunspot cycle not due to end until the millennium.
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The black color comes from the periodic fires that burned naturally in the Everglades during droughts.