widespread damage

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadanddamage

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widespread
adjective
uk
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Monoculture row cropping, deep tillage and application of high levels of fertilizers and pesticides can result inwidespreaddamageto land and water resources.
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There could bewidespreaddamageplus normal plasticity, focal damage plus atypical plasticity, orwidespreaddamageplus atypical plasticity.
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With morewidespreaddamagethough, features are lost and performance with living things may decrease catastrophically, as the lost features contribute to many exemplars within the category.
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However, inquiries of the curators of several historical buildings revealed extensive andwidespreaddamageextremely costly to repair.
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There is a deterioration in the environment because of thewidespreaddamagethat is taking place.
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There waswidespreaddamageto property and trees; road and rail links were blocked; electricity and telephone lines were brought down on a large scale.
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But it proved to be impossible to throw a dynamic industry into reverse withoutwidespreaddamagebeing inflicted.
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I am not aware that otters are causingwidespreaddamage.
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In the latter case there iswidespreaddamageand great hardship.
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Rivers have suddenly increased their volume and, by flooding, have causedwidespreaddamageand alarm.
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It lasted for between three and four hours and causedwidespreaddamageto houses, farm buildings and poultry.
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It may guarantee the future of one or two yards but it will do muchwidespreaddamagein the rest of the corporation's activities.
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Similarly,widespreaddamageis caused by subsidence to road carriageways, with all the ensuing disruption if roads have to be closed or repaired.
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This could cause verywidespreaddamageto telecommunications, electronic equipment, and electricity supply and appliances if they were not protected.
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More recently, in 1978, floods and gales in the west country causedwidespreaddamage.
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Under this protocol, the methods of war were limited to those not causingwidespreaddamageto the environment or causing unnecessary suffering.
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In addition to the personal injuries, thewidespreaddamageto property, and consequent financial loss to wholly innocent people, has been enormous.
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I can quite easily envisage a disturbance involving 30 prisoners who run riot in a wing of a prison and causewidespreaddamage.
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It is apparent that the storms were severe and causedwidespreaddamage, particularly in coastal areas.
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While the sea wall has been repaired and most services are now functioning, serious andwidespreaddamageremains.
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