harsh weather

collocation in English

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harsh
adjective
uk
/hɑːʃ/us
/hɑːrʃ/
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than ...
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weather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweð.ər/us
/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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(Definition ofharshandweatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A contributory factor was theharshweatherin the early part of 1979.
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Building work was also badly hampered by the particularlyharshweatherlast winter.
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What he said aboutharshweatheris important.
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Evidence shows that they have perished duringharshweatherbecause they lost their shelter and habitat.
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As from today, we have imposed aharshweatherban on wildfowl, woodcock for a start.
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I am sure that we are all grateful to those workers who keep the airports and aircraft operating all year round in all but the mostharshweatherconditions.
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Let us not forget that work there will have to be performed under extremelyharshweatherconditions and through the use of new technologies.
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I understand that in not one of the areas of those 59 stations has the trigger point been reached, despite the present cold,harshweather.
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Theharshweatherhas, however, caused quality to deteriorate, depending on the crop grown, and has resulted in reduced supplies of some locally produced vegetables.
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Thousands more elderly people will die in exceptionallyharshweather, and even greater numbers will suffer unduly from the cold.
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In some areas this caused accelerated deterioration of structures newly exposed to the atmosphere, an effect exacerbated by theharshweatherof last winter.
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With the onset of winter,harshweatherconditions and snow there is thought to be about a fortnight left to deliver the aid to where it should be.
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They are strong, resistant to disease and tolerant ofharshweatherconditions.
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Corsac foxes shelter in burrows fromharshweatherand larger predators.
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Because of theharshweather, it is hard to gain agricultural products from the land.
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This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south duringharshweather.
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Also, the stadium experiencedharshweatherconditions late in the season.
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Many settlers died early, because ofharshweatherand diseases.
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Its population used to be close to extinction due toharshweatherand climate conditions.
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Evenharshweatherconditions do not deter him from performing superhuman feats in water.
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