immense damage

collocation in English

meaningsofimmenseanddamage

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immense
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmens/us
/ɪˈmens/
extremely large in size ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofimmenseanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimmense damage

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There may also be the case of a heavily laden vehicle with defective solid tyres which is causingimmensedamage.
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Many elderly people are defenceless victims of such over-use of drugs and it causes themimmensedamage.
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Does he accept that building on that scale would causeimmensedamageto the local environment, and major infrastructure problems?
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But, equally, if man decides to dump atomic waste on the ocean bed he doesimmensedamageto the production of fish.
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It causedimmensedamageto my political reputation!
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Unless we squeeze inflation out of the economy we shall doimmensedamageto all businesses, large and small.
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That particular dedication to a dogma causedimmensedamage, not only to my constituency, but to many others.
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People are very worried, because larger numbers are arriving, settling for longer periods and doingimmensedamage.
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Take the case of a port or harbour, where a strike of employees may in a few hours causeimmensedamage.
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Injustice is something which can doimmensedamage, not only to the individual, but to a whole social and political system.
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We recognise that it is an attempt to reverse theimmensedamagedone by the poll tax.
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In the name of this immutability, simplicity and certainty,immensedamagewas inflicted on the economy.
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Immensedamagewas created by the attitude that was adopted towards the company.
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These unfortunate events causedimmensedamageto coastal areas and to the marine environment in particular.
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We didimmensedamageto our industrial base and at the same time we did nothing for housing.
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In that sphere he has doneimmensedamage.
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Surely, the miners' leaders will think again before committing the country toimmensedamage, and, incidentally, damage to their own industry as well.
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Such cases doimmensedamageto the police.
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Immensedamageis being done to the great commercial integrity of our country.
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That strike will doimmensedamageto the ordinary working people of this country.
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