heavy casualties

collocation in English

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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casualty
noun
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/us
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/
a person injured or killed in a serious accident ...
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(Definition ofheavyandcasualtyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, pitched battle was shunned, for its natural corollary of heavy casualties demoralized the followers of any leader who employed such tactics.
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It inflicted heavy casualties on the assailants who retreated in disarray.
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War there were extremely heavy casualties among young men, which clearly created a severe shortage of men available for marriage in 1921.
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Both sides had heavy casualties.
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The fighting has, unfortunately, been accompanied by heavy casualties.
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We cannot hope to win these battles unless we are willing to suffer heavy casualties.
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He must be aware that the police withstood extremists on both sides, have frequently been attacked and have suffered heavy casualties as a result.
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They have learnt over the years to avoid large-scale pitched battles, which would only cause them heavy casualties.
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It has a very dislocating effect on the organisation of any battalion to have heavy casualties probably before it is even mobilised.
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Their brilliant success enabled us to dispense with preliminary bombardment, which would inevitably have inflicted heavy casualties and damage.
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Very heavy casualties were suffered by our troops there without their achieving the object for which they were immediately striving.
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If there were heavy casualties in a certain place, some ambulance services would have to be brought in.
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The defenders inflicted very heavy casualties on the enemy's aircraft and shipping and also on their man-power.
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In the event of a future war, there are likely to be heavy casualties.
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There would no doubt be heavy casualties and widespread destruction: there would also be millions of survivors.
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There will be heavy casualties among the people in the region.
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Severe blast damage to buildings would cause very heavy casualties.
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