possibility of retaliation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpossibilityandretaliation
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possibility
noun
uk/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
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retaliation
noun[U]
uk/rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/us/rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful ...
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(Definition ofpossibilityandretaliationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Optimal tariffs are difficult to implement in practice, given thepossibilityofretaliationand the inefficiencies in disbursing the collected tariffs.
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We should face the seriouspossibilityofretaliationby other countries.
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Does he mean to fight it by, if not retaliation, by apossibilityofretaliation?
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There is nopossibilityofretaliation, or at any rate the retaliatory power will be enormously reduced.
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They dismiss thepossibilityofretaliationby other countries.
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That course he rejected because of thepossibilityofretaliation.
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It has also to be remembered in this connection that there is thepossibilityofretaliationfrom other countries.
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Is he aware that this means a greaterpossibilityofretaliation, against which we have no defence?
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I have mentioned thepossibilityofretaliationif we take discriminatory action.
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Thepossibilityofretaliationby other countries has been a little exaggerated.
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We must also bear in mind thepossibilityofretaliationagainst our exporting industries—which, of course, include footwear.
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Added to that, if there is thepossibilityofretaliationat once, that again reduces the danger.
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Surely the point is that, rather than multiplying the wrongs, insistence on reciprocity creates thepossibilityofretaliation.
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Thepossibilityofretaliationis always there.
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There is always thepossibilityofretaliation.
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One solution to this problem is to introduce thepossibilityofretaliationby having individuals play the game repeatedly against the same player.
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