Crises

Word CRISES
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈkɹaɪsiz/

Definitions and meanings of "Crises"

What do we mean by crises?

A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.

A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.

A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.

A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

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The word "crises" in example sentences

About 80 or 90 years since the very beginning of the story of America we've seen great hinges in history -- what we call crises -- that reshape the public world, and roughly halfway in between we have what are commonly called by historians "great awakenings" where a new values regime comes in. ❋ Unknown (1991)

The much-bruited idea that Basel rules will make the world freer of financial crises is highly doubtful, given current political circumstances. ❋ Steve Forbes (2010)

The president's perceived aloofness and his deliberate style, even in crises, have been understood as a lack of engagement. ❋ Michael Roth (2010)

It always looks bad when you switch to Pakistani news channels but worst when such crises is on its peak and a minister is briefing press that due to increase in international prices of sugar, sugar prices are increasing in the Pakistan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This perspective may or may not be true, and this current crises is bringing to the forefront that age old debate between private and public efficiency. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fixing the energy crises is the least important thing if the only thing to support this argument is national security, because I am pretty sure spending 4 times the amount Bush did in a year just in Obama's first few months causes more security problems than energy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That's exactly part of the point I was trying to make — "simple" populism falls on more fertile ground in American crises than in crises elsewhere. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

Telling other countries what they should do about humanitarian crises is not likely to increase either our prestige or clout with the international community. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Its popular opinion right now that we are in crises, some shriek we are in a catastrophic war and your saying that the only good window on Mexico provided by MC of those living or having lived in Mexico should parrot the news accounts of what is going on in “their” world, as if they shared their same bed? ❋ Unknown (2010)

It identifies what the author calls “a survival trap” -- the tendency in Africa for businesses and nations to focus on short-term crises at the expense of developing long-term strategies for prosperity. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Any failure to drop the filibuster or any other rule that prevents implementation of needed responses to major crises is a deliberate sacrifice of the good of the country in the name of comity with crazy people. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Treasurys are one of the rare investments that are likely to do well in short-term crises when stocks and other assets tumble. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)

So he has Pelosi and her gang write the liberal bills, and have it written and passed in crises mode so no one has time to read or understand them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yeah, higher inflation and therefore higher nominal interest rates that allow for more monetary policy flexibility during crises is theft! ❋ Unknown (2010)

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