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The phrase "about to deteriorate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is on the verge of declining in quality or condition.
Example: "The old building is about to deteriorate if it doesn't receive proper maintenance soon."
Alternatives: "on the brink of falling apart" or "nearing a decline".
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Upon arrival at 17 for four the situation was dire and about to deteriorate.
This very moment, for instance, as he stood by the hotel window with a bucket in his hands listening to Mrs Baxter coughing her lungs up, was about to deteriorate into something nasty, he just knew it, thanks to the eyes and all their petty, nit-picking honesty.
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Nola had surgery on 13 November to drain the abscess but her health began to deteriorate about a week ago; her appetite faltered and she became listless.
The new analysis, made by the federal agency that insures pensions, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, is the first study of pension contributions released by the government since pension funds began to deteriorate about four years ago.
As states and the federal government make deep budget cuts, the things people appreciate about government will start to deteriorate or go away: the bus will be late, the state park closed, the school art department gone, the police unavailable.
He has early onset dementia and began to deteriorate noticeably about 10 years ago.
Similarly, the Panasonic is ideal for rescuing home videos from old tapes -- an increasingly urgent task, considering that VHS tapes begin to deteriorate after about 15 years.
The bank did say the commercial loan quality and nonperforming loans are expected to continue to deteriorate at about the same rate as recent quarters for several more quarters.
The army, sensitive to alarm about deteriorating security, was quick to announce that 190 people arrested in connection with the violence would be tried in military courts.
Hence, it is also possible that worries over the financial situation may either bring about or deteriorate episodes of depression.
However, some bankers said the cut was unlikely to lead to more lending, given worries about deteriorating credit quality in the slowing economy.
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