frequent attack

collocation in English

meaningsoffrequentandattack

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frequent
adjective
uk
/ˈfriː.kwənt/us
/ˈfriː.kwənt/
happening ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition offrequentandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He proposed that civilian migrants supported by the government could simultaneously train as militia units while developing and cultivating remote regions which were underfrequentattackby nomadic forces.
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Young age and frequent attacks of biliary pain predicted gallstone surgery.
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We have heard that there are frequent attacks on trainers by the animals they train.
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If there are frequent attacks on trainers, then this hardly bears out the contention that the animals enjoy doing their tricks.
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Therefore, the frequent attacks on those of us who are involved in industrial training that we have no interest in training should be refuted.
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These disturbances were of a serious character and the police were subjected to frequent attacks including the use of fire-arms.
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When it neared the entrance to a narrow pass it came under frequent attacks on both flanks.
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Frequent attacks in the north also took place.
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The territory of the settlement repeatedly has undergone to frequent attacks by foreign invaders.
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Frequent attacks may require radiofrequency ablation, in which the abnormally conducting tissue in the heart is destroyed.
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Leonor, the youngest, suffered frequent attacks of what was then called "gota coral" and would now be called epilepsy.
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The bouts of frequent attacks may last from weeks to months.
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People were scared of the frequent attacks and started to move.
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The church was built in the thirteenth century, and was later fortified because of the frequent attacks.
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A diver's career was often short-lived because the waters being searched were known to be shark-infested, resulting in frequent attacks on divers.
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The trust pointed to high rates of violence between inmates and frequent attacks on the staff at the prison.
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This strategic position destined the city to be the site of frequent attacks and battles, but also brought it economic development and high political status.
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In this office he continued till 1680, when his health, which was shattered by frequent attacks of gout, compelled him to retire from public life.
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The little boy suffered frequent attacks of hemophilia and nearly died several times.
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Although isolated instances of piracy continued into the 1830s, by 1826 the frequent attacks had ended and the region was declared free for commerce.
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