harsh winter
collocation in Englishmeaningsofharshandwinter
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harsh
adjective
uk/hɑːʃ/us/hɑːrʃ/
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than ...
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winter
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈwɪn.tər/us/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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(Definition ofharshandwinterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A further exceptionallyharshwinterwas reported in 820.
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Then we have the harsh winters: in 2008, three million bees died during thatharshwinter.
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We are prepared to lift sanctions and provide emergency aid against theharshwinterconditions.
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Unless the newly democratised countries receive our support, they will face a veryharshwinter.
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We had an extremelyharshwinterand many people, including myself, experienced flooding from burst pipes.
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I cannot help feeling that we are overdue for a reallyharshwinter.
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If there is aharshwinter, the number of illnesses and of people needing operations rises dramatically.
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During theharshwintermonths the railway can frequently be the only means of access to my constituency.
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We all admire the work being done by hospitals and voluntary services in helping the elderly during thisharshwinter.
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I am concerned about the large army of pupils who will have nothing whatever from early morning until midday in the depths of ourharshwinter.
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A somewhatharshwinterthat did not allow many days' fishing and the scarce support available for fishermen staying on shore forced them to go to sea in adverse conditions.
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He will remember that he claimed that in the absence of such an epidemic or an exceptionallyharshwinter, the service could look forward to the winter with confidence.
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What action can now be taken to protect pensioners, people with young families and others from theharshwinter?
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I think it would be agreed that fuel is an essential for the aged if they are to survive aharshwinter.
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This effect of the gas war is no less important than the temporary problems experienced by consumers during aharshwinter.
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Last year, we had an unusual summer followed by aharshwinter, and the demands on fire brigades have been heavy.
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Road maintenance is to be cut by £10 million, after the massive damage caused by our veryharshwinter.
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One year, aharshwinterdescends upon them, eliminating the majority of their food sources.
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In the fall, signs of aharshwinterahead began to appear.
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Only because of theharshwinterof 1919, they didn't get the testing finished in time.
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