significant threat

collocation in English

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk
/θret/us
/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These outbreaks pose asignificantthreatto the general population.
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Exceptions to these were minor and do not pose asignificantthreatto the validity of the results.
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They pose a continuing andsignificantthreatto international security.
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That is asignificantthreatto public accountability.
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Chapter 5 is a brief assessment of oppositional forces, which the author does not see as asignificantthreatat this point in history.
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By the 1960s, the expellees no longer posed asignificantthreatto the domestic stability of the states that had received them.
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Therefore, it does not pose asignificantthreatin the future.
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There is asignificantthreatto our society from large-scale crime.
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The amount is not great and the oil is not posing asignificantthreatto coastlines.
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That is asignificantthreatto the public accountability of the company.
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Under normal circumstances the use of monofilament nets does not present asignificantthreatto populations of sea birds.
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There is no reliable evidence that vehicles repaired after serious damage represent anysignificantthreatto road safety.
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That is asignificantthreatthat we might have to deal with in the event of military action being necessary.
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However, hunting remains asignificantthreatto the babirusa.
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Hunting may be asignificantthreatto the population.
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Their mostsignificantthreatis disturbance by people.
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Mining is asignificantthreatto this species.
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The mostsignificantthreatto sea otters is oil spills.
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Hunting is no longer considered to be asignificantthreat.
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Political instability poses asignificantthreatto future economic development.
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Insect outbreaks also represent an increasinglysignificantthreat.
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There are tough penalties for those who drink and drive to the extent that they pose asignificantthreatto others.
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