instrument of destruction

collocation in English

meaningsofinstrumentanddestruction

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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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(Definition ofinstrumentanddestructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It becomes a thanatologicalinstrumentofdestruction.
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It is, indeed, an irony of fate that an invention which has brought ease, convenience, and happiness to so many should, in careless hands, become a deadlyinstrumentofdestruction.
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Let us assume that my calculation of a diameter of 24 miles of total fire is based upon aninstrumentofdestructionbursting at ground level.
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Indeed, it is the responsibility of society as a whole to regulate morally its energy production and consumption as well as its armed forces and other instruments of destruction.
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Finally, let him think of the real nature of the instruments of destruction which he controls.
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One is that a vast machine is being created for making instruments of destruction which will no longer be required when the war is over.
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Expenditure on civilian defence is as essential as expenditure on the instruments of destruction.
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This is current expenditure upon the instruments of destruction.
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We all know what a vast relief it would be if these burdens were reduced, and if these frightful instruments of destruction could gradually be brought to an end.
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If the country cannot afford to maintain its old people, it cannot afford to provide aeroplanes, dreadnoughts, and all the rest of the instruments of destruction.
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If we are to find democracy, shared responsibility, leadership and communal decency, all instruments of destruction and death must be removed from the scene once and for all.
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