potential harm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandharm
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk/hɑːm/us/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Although animal-to-human organ transplantation promises potential benefit to individuals, it promisespotentialharmto society at large.
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Thepotentialharmof that is very great indeed.
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The controversy has ranged around thepotentialharmto industry.
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Although research has social merit, no individual can be expected to subject themselves topotentialharmfor the common good without their consent.
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But informed consent is also a positive therapeutic resource when used correctly and a significant source ofpotentialharmwhen handled carelessly.
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In order to make the best decision, it is important to consider thepotentialharmof self-stereotyping and stereotype threat on memory performance.
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Cohesive and comprehensive approaches can be developed to strengthen connections with outside resources, fostering a global network and response to thepotentialharmto achieving any development goals.
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Given this uncertainty, assessment of thepotentialharmthat could result if horizontal gene transfer were to occur for a specific transgene would be particularly important.
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Clearly, the owners had no idea of thepotentialharmtheir dogs were doing.
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That is anotherpotentialharmto the interests of a particular group of employees.
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It is therefore important that we take the necessary precautions to protect people frompotentialharm.
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Nevertheless, the stench remains as powerful as ever, and so does thepotentialharmthey do.
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Therefore, the court was charged with weighing thepotentialharmagainst the potential benefit.
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In this case, we were satisfied that the potential benefits outweighed thepotentialharm.
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Thepotentialharmto the single market and its growth by having confusion in the currency situation would be serious.
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The director will have to weigh carefully thepotentialharmto the interests of business and individuals before disclosure.
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Thepotentialharmthat a negative assessment may do to a search is not apparent because the user cannot see what documents have been suppressed by the feedback action.
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As long as health-care technologies continue to reflect gender bias, women will facepotentialharmin a health-care system under an onslaught of commercializing and profiteering interests.
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That is why we decided this year to focus more specifically on the study of the efficacy and thepotentialharmof plugging in or even playing an instrument.
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Refusal to provide such information on the grounds ofpotentialharmto the interests of a company may be referred to a tribunal for adjudication.
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Our proposed new system would help local authorities target the properties where health and safety hazards present the greatestpotentialharmto occupants.
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I understand the point that not all of them may be publishable because of thepotentialharmthat publication might cause.
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Regulation of osteopaths by statute should offer greater protection to patients from thepotentialharm of treatment by unskilled and unauthorised practitioners.
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I believe that thepotentialharmthat it causes to the community greatly outweighs the strength of the firemen's own grievance, grave though it is.
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This limitspotentialharmfrom a confined daemon that becomes compromised.
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