potential disruption

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialanddisruption

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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disruption
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or ...
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(Definition ofpotentialanddisruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The gendered doctrines of separate spheres - female domesticity and male superiority - begin to show strain under thispotentialdisruption.
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Further studies are required to confirm this finding and to determine the mechanisms by which thispotentialdisruption/normalization occurs.
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That is not an acceptable degree ofpotentialdisruptionin modern circumstances.
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We will therefore continue to prepare forpotentialdisruptionand make contingency plans to minimise any impact.
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Thepotentialdisruptionof radar is a serious issue.
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We should not ignore thepotentialdisruptionto farm businesses—both beef and dairy—which could arise if a number of cattle have to be taken from a single farm.
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This project will help increase service frequency by eliminatepotentialdisruptionbetween road and rail traffic.
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Incident management is therefore the process of limiting thepotentialdisruptioncaused by such an event, followed by a return to business as usual.
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Moreover, an upward departure may be warranted due to thepotentialdisruptionof the governmental function.
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The six conventional resources can be traded with other countries, subject topotentialdisruptionby enemy forces if the routes to the other country are occupied.
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The relevant government department was best placed to assist the court in crafting such ancillary orders, by informing it of thepotentialdisruptionthat an order of invalidity might cause.
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This plan shall consist of measures or actions necessary to preserve the reliable operation, and mitigate or remediate the consequences of thepotentialdisruption, of covered critical infrastructure.
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As the capacity of individual switches and the optical fibre which interconnects them increases,potentialdisruptioncaused by destruction of one local office will only be magnified.
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