hazardous situation

collocation in English

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hazardous
adjective
uk
/ˈhæz.ə.dəs/us
/ˈhæz.ɚ.dəs/
(of substances, materials, activities, or ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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None of the reports received from the public in recent years has been found on investigation to indicate anyhazardoussituation.
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I cannot think of a morehazardoussituationbeing created.
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That would be ahazardoussituation.
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I wish to concentrate mainly on the organisation and management factors which created such ahazardoussituationso as to make a contribution to preventing such a thing happening again.
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This is ahazardoussituationwhich makes it worse to use equalization than not at all, and should be avoided.
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Ahazardoussituationthat has come to pass is called an incident.
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In this latter case, real power is being delivered, indicating a potentiallyhazardoussituation.
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Gas leaks, e.g. in natural gas lines allow flammable and potentially explosive gas to leak out, resulting in ahazardoussituation.
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The use of robots in such hazardous situations is already well appreciated.
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Thishazardoussituationwas rectified in 2004 when the size of the traffic circle was reduced to allow for a flyover to be built northwest of the circle.
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Moreover, emphasis upon the threat within the home gave way to an emphasis upon potentially hazardous situations in everyday interaction within the community.
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Proof versus empirical argument: although traditional safety engineering aspires to precise understanding of the potential behaviours of deployed systems, there are sometimes unpredictable hazardous situations where this is impractical.
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Both factory and local authority inspectors are continuously advising on safe methods of working and the use of suitable protective clothing in hazardous situations.
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Is it not obscene that we can send young service men and women into hazardous situations where they may give their lives for their country?
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We admire the enormous courage they display in the hazardous situations in which they work.
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Those hazardous situations slow down traffic.
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Just as anxieties have been expressed on the possibility of road accidents due to road works, so helping drivers to cope with hazardous situations successfully and safely is most important.
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Many accidents could be prevented if children were provided with safe areas in which to play away from form operations and other hazardous situations and were properly supervised.
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Another class of hazard does not involve release of stored energy, rather it involves the presence of hazardous situations.
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