potential violence

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandviolence

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potential
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandviolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The question of how far the eastern territories, where no such continuity existed, became a receptacle forpotentialviolencerequires further investigation.
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It is believed thatpotentialviolenceis reduced when spectators are unable to move forward.
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The policy in relation topotentialviolencefrom a former partner appears to be working well in our current system.
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They were women, put in the front line ofpotentialviolence.
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That may mean that more people will be tempted to try to avoid paying their fares, which again could lead topotentialviolence.
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But internment is not concerned withpotentialviolence.
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Their work included attempting to preventpotentialviolenceand documenting what they witnessed with photographs.
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By declaring her the constitutional successor it avertedpotentialviolenceand military takeover of power, and brought the crisis to an end.
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Yet separating the detainees into two groups and determining where different individuals fall on a spectrum of past andpotentialviolenceis a nearly impossible task.
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