large-scale disaster

collocation in English

meaningsoflarge-scaleanddisaster

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large-scale
adjective
uk
/ˌlɑːdʒˈskeɪl/us
/ˌlɑːrdʒˈskeɪl/
involving many people or things, or happening over a ...
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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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(Definition oflarge-scaleanddisasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Whenlarge-scaledisasterstrikes, physicians individually and collectively should use their knowledge and skills to address medical needs.
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However, an epidemic, alarge-scaledisaster, or a bioterrorist attack could result in a significant portion of the population within a community requiring urgent medical care.
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A worse surge than that, which could happen, would be alarge-scaledisasterinvolving probable loss of life and about £1,000 million worth of damage.
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In a national emergency orlarge-scaledisaster, the agency is authorized to take command of prefectural police forces.
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It may be particularly useful in large-scale disasters as a costeffective treatment that can be relatively easily disseminated to mass populations.
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It is currently the 43rd highest-grossing film of all time and was at the forefront of the large-scaledisasterfilm and science fiction resurgences of the mid-to-late-1990s.
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We should recognise, however, that we are fortunate as a nation in that large-scale disasters seldom occur in our land.
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Secondly, the rules for drawing on the funds give preference to large-scale disasters.
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The appropriateness of the inquest system for large-scale disasters is also under review.
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The lack of strong social, financial, or political support structures are constituent factors in how people deal with large-scale disasters.
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There should be a unified system which gives directions in such large-scale disasters.
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Instead, its role is to determine general standards and policies, although in national emergencies or large-scale disasters the agency is authorized to take command of prefectural police forces.
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