0 a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse: --
1 a situation in which one problem causes another one, making the original problem impossible to solve: --
A vicious circle applies: as the data are poor, they cannot be used; lack of use ensures they remain limited and of poor quality.
It is a vicious circle because each time salaries are raised, prices go up as well.
The reason for this is a vicious circle.
This is a vicious circle (pardon the pun).
Further inadequate steps will cause further forward motion, leading to a vicious circle of festinating steps that may culminate in a fall.
This higher demand could hasten the change in ownership rights and hence we would not observe the vicious circle.
We find a vicious circle in which structuralization increases complexity, which in turn increases uncertainty, which in turn calls for rational solutions that invite restructuralization.
The vicious circle hypotheses suggests that the percentage of time allocated to collection activities would be much higher at young ages.
