potential failure

collocation in English

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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failure
noun
uk
/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us
/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Everyone is nervous about tiepotentialfailureof summit conferences.
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It might be more since clinicians are unsure of the cause of the illness and want diagnostic tests to aid the therapeutic decision and itspotentialfailure.
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Often a system has manypotentialfailurescenarios.
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Unwarranted change would result in excess costs andpotentialfailureof the process.
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Appetite for stronger economic co-operation grew due to the recession and thepotentialfailureof some weaker eurozone members.
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That is because complex systems inherently have morepotentialfailurepoints and are more difficult to implement correctly.
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The high temperatures may affect the strength of the chimney causing distortion of metal structures, andpotentialfailureof ceramic structures.
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Space is a fairly predictable environment, but there are still risks of accidental depressurization and thepotentialfailureof equipment, some of which may be very newly developed.
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The most predominant symptom of groupthink was the illusion of invulnerability as both companies underestimatedpotentialfailuredue to years of profitability and success during challenging markets.
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Potentialfailuresurfaces less than 2 m deep normally require the nails to be wider near the top, and is typically achieved with steel plates fastened at the nail heads.
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