permanent harm

collocation in English

meaningsofpermanentandharm

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permanent
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/us
/ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/
lasting for a long time or ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofpermanentandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not know that it did mepermanentharm.
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In many cases these repellants do nopermanentharmwhatever.
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At least it seems to have done him nopermanentharm.
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If they sufferpermanentharm, such as loss of sight, how could this possibly be justified?
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In this way nopermanentharmwill have been done to planning.
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I do not know, however, that it did any of us anypermanentharm.
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Shock treatment may help in a few cases but in many others serious andpermanentharmcan be caused.
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We hope that action will be taken, before long, to ensure that an alteration is made beforepermanentharmis done.
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There is no clear dividing line between an illness which may lead to death and one which may lead topermanentharm.
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Although the use of fireworks may have an alarming effect in this case, the display did not do anypermanentharmto the nerves of these people.
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That may be true, but morepermanentharmis likely to be done by the suspension of the investment allowance in this field than among the larger businesses.
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It is important that we take preventative action—a protective course of action—and try to remove those children from the risk of danger before they cause themselvespermanentharm.
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The intention of the code was to have regard to emergencies, but there have been many serious cases of patients suffering not just temporary butpermanentharmfrom industrial action.
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It is far less likely, though still possible, that a visible or invisible beam could causepermanentharmto a pilot's eyes.
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When performed correctly, electrofishing results in nopermanentharmto fish, which return to their natural state in as little as two minutes after being stunned.
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