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noun ADJ. considerable, great | growing | continuing, lingering | economic, financial, legal, political QUANT. degree, element VERB + UNCERTAINTY cause, create, give rise to, lead to | add (to), fuel, increase Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation. Her comments will add uncertainty to an already complicated situation. | reduce | bring/put an end to, eliminate, remove, resolve | face They are facing some uncertainty about their jobs. UNCERTAINTY + VERB surround sth the uncertainty surrounding the proposed changes in the law PREP. ~ about a feeling of uncertainty about his future | ~ as to There's considerable uncertainty as to whether the government's job creation strategies will work. | ~ over uncertainty over the safety of the drug PHRASES an area of uncertainty One area of uncertainty remains: who will lead the team? | a feeling of uncertainty, a period of uncertainty
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