permanent damage

collocation in English

meaningsofpermanentanddamage

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permanent
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/us
/ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/
lasting for a long time or ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofpermanentanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The possibility to preventpermanentdamage.
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Histological analyses confirmed the lack ofpermanentdamageto the inner retina.
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Usage of plastic flooring leads eventually topermanentdamage: unlike wood, the plastic is irreparable.
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In a medically abnormal pregnancy, a woman can be threatened withpermanentdamageto her health or with death.
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Some will suffer irreparablepermanentdamageto their health.
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But six boys had some limitation of movement of one or both knee joints, and it is almost certain thatpermanentdamagehad been done.
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Despite this economic growthpermanentdamagehad been in-icted upon the economy; high unemployment persisted and the severity of the recession had destroyed much of industrial capacity.
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The malpractice claim followed, in which she alleged that she had sustained severe andpermanentdamage as a result of their failure to timely diagnose her condition.
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In summary, caution needs to be exercised before assertions that the early experience of child maltreatment results inpermanentdamageto the nervous system can be made.
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Minor complication was defined as all unanticipated events that were transient and which resolved with specific therapy, leaving nopermanentdamageto an organ or a system.
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We run the risk of doingpermanentdamageto our services.
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There is no scientific evidence that use of computers causes disease orpermanentdamageto eyes.
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If nothing is done, more harm andpermanentdamagewill be done to the industry.
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It would dopermanentdamageto the coal industry if it were met.
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We shall have to wait to see whether there ispermanentdamage.
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This could result inpermanentdamageto productive capacity in this vital industry.
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Every month of further deflation and waste is doing furtherpermanentdamageto our national economy.
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In some cases, this has led topermanentdamagecaused by inappropriate medication.
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As a result of that late diagnosis,permanentdamageis caused to those young lives.
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Will the changes and the financial constrictions create thepermanentdamagethat some people allege?
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It does not mean thatpermanentdamagehas not been produced.
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They can involvepermanentdamageto the heart, kidneys, lungs and other organs.
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This does nopermanentdamage, compared with the direct, precise form of attack.
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He was discharged withpermanentdamageto his brain, hearing and one eye.
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The trees will sufferpermanentdamageif they are cut back much longer.
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