grave evil

collocation in English

meaningsofgraveandevil

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grave
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪv/us
/ɡreɪv/
seriously ...
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evil
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˈiː.vəl/
something that is very bad ...
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(Definition ofgraveandevilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrave evil

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I recognise that there is a verygraveevil, and it has resulted to some extent in the depopulation of our country districts.
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If that were so it would undoubtedly be agraveevil.
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Let us further realise that the mere enlargement of a constituency is agraveevil.
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There is anothergraveevilin this system; it takes no account whatever of changes in the purchasing power of money.
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It is a verygraveevilif we write the criminal law in such a fashion.
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I do not consider the evil of intemperance at elections is any longer agraveevil.
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However, it is the lesser of two evils, though it is, nevertheless, a verygraveevilin these days.
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I think that would be in itself a verygraveevil.
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The curious thing is that people who think that inflation is agraveevil, talk quite easily about deflation and do not turn a hair.
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There is agraveevilwhich excites grave disquiet from time to time.
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Arid he is determined that thegraveevilof sweating shall he prevented, so far as it rests with him.
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We regard high taxation as agraveevil, and we have said so repeatedly during the past few weeks in the country.
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Is that how we are going to tackle thisgraveevil?
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I do not think it hits a verygraveevil.
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If in the course of trying to cure one temporary evil, which is not very important, we were to create agraveevil, the legislation would not be justified.
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If he will forgive my saying so, that does not seem to me the spirit in which we ought to approach agraveevilof this kind.
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This can be a verygraveevil.
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There is in that document information showing the very grave evils that do follow when any area is ruined by ribbon development.
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But, believe me, this policy which we have adopted has had some very grave evils.
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My noble friend spoke, and spoke truly, of the grave evils caused by suspicion in this matter.
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