harsh climate

collocation in English

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harsh
adjective
uk
/hɑːʃ/us
/hɑːrʃ/
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than ...
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climate
noun
uk
/ˈklaɪ.mət/us
/ˈklaɪ.mət/
the general weather conditions usually found in a ...
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(Definition ofharshandclimatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The problems caused byharshclimate, the absence of a sea coast or communal rivalry are not easily separable from shortfalls in governance.
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The region'sharshclimatedid not bother them.
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This may be regarded as a survival strategy to meet the demands of aharshclimate.
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Until the advent of the cotton industry in the mid eighteenth century, agriculture, despite the poverty of the soil andharshclimate, remained the basis of the economy.
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Difficulty of access,harshclimateand declivity should also be taken into account.
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There are 10, 000 people living in primitive tented conditions in aharshclimate.
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Agriculture in developing countries is often practised in difficult conditions, typically barren spoil and aharshclimate.
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Dear money and low demand represent aharshclimatefor any business, but particularly for a new one.
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Theharshclimatealso makes these systems robust against biological invasion and disease.
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Theharshclimateand rocky location made construction difficult, with areas of soft earth requiring deeper foundations.
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Characterized by rolling terrain and undulating hills, the region has an arid andharshclimate, often suffering from floods and droughts.
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Thousands of people rallied to the area, most of them completely unfamiliar with theharshclimate.
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The town was dominated by aharshclimatewith violent and unpredictable weather, which made a permanent settlement increasingly difficult without outside support.
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The survivors had little food and no source of heat in theharshclimate, at over 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) altitude.
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However, theharshclimatehistorically prevented much settlement.
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However, theharshclimateforced the turf to be replaced two years later.
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The country's size andharshclimatemake road maintenance and repair especially problematic.
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It has aharshclimatebeing too cold in winter and too hot in summer.
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Theharshclimateand short growing seasons hindered the cultivation of agricultural products.
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Is very hardy and resistant to weather and disease and tolerates aharshclimate.
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