insidious danger
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsidiousanddanger
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insidious
adjective
uk/ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/us/ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/
(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly ...
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danger
noun
uk/ˈdeɪn.dʒər/us/ˈdeɪn.dʒɚ/
the possibility of harm or death ...
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(Definition ofinsidiousanddangerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This whole matter is one of which the public should be made well aware in terms of theinsidiousdangerof this measure.
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But there is aninsidiousdangerin a floating rate that, because its movements are gradual, few people realise what is going on.
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It is to the credit of organised labour of this country that they have recognised the spurious philosophy and theinsidiousdangerof these doctrines.
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We have to face something which is not so serious, if we take it in time; but do not underrate theinsidiousdangerhere.
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But there is an even moreinsidiousdangerlatent in all their development.
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It is a very subtle andinsidiousdangerwhich we should do well to remember.
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The second underestimate which we thought he made was that he underestimated theinsidiousdangerof precedent.
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The lesson which was burnt into his mind above all cithers that stemmed from those days was theinsidiousdangerof appeasement of the forces of tyranny.
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The book in several passages expresses loathing for sentiments of human pity, compassion, indulgence and mercy towards a victim, which are regarded as the greatest sin and mostinsidiousdanger.
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What is gained in respect of hard physical labour is often lost in the form of insidious dangers to the miner himself.
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