horrendous consequence

collocation in English

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horrendous
adjective
uk
/həˈren.dəs/
us
/həˈren.dəs/
extremely unpleasant ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/
us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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Armed conflict may come at a later date, by which time the size and strength of military forces can lead to rapid and horrendous consequences.
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The figures have increased by almost one-third in one year, with horrendous consequences for individuals and families.
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The report does not shirk the horrendous consequences to farmers and to rural businesses, the heartache, the trauma and the financial losses.
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We were all horrified by the violent power of this natural disaster and its horrendous consequences.
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That local authority faces horrendous consequences as a result of this settlement.
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It would be easy to get close enough to cause enough damage to have horrendous consequences, so we must take all those points seriously.
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It is not because it can lead to horrendous consequences.
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That is a terrifying message and it will have horrendous consequences.
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They scarcely support the predictions of gloom and doom and the talk of horrendous consequences for service provision which we have heard.
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Many experts gave evidence to show the horrendous consequences in the school room of such drinking.
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We are categorically opposed to any form of military intervention because it would have horrendous consequences.
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Our report on physical security highlighted some of the horrendous consequences of privatisation.
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Traffic officers are at the sharp end of this problem and have to deal with the horrendous consequences of serious injury and fatal traffic accidents.
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We must do everything possible to prevent conflagration, with all its horrendous consequences.
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I do not believe that it would be a wise policy to increase the number of self-controlled level crossings at junctions where motorists may be caught unawares, with horrendous consequences.
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We also wanted to be sure that there was not a flood of cheap imported foreign coal, with all the horrendous consequences about which we had heard from the petitioners.
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