lasting damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflastinganddamage
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lasting
adjective
uk/ˈlɑː.stɪŋ/us/ˈlæs.tɪŋ/
continuing to exist for a long time or ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition oflastinganddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That has donelastingdamageto companies.
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I am sure that nolastingdamagehas been done.
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They dolastingdamageto the reputations of governing bodies.
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It would dolastingdamageto many children.
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However, despite these possibilities,lastingdamageappears to be rare.
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The wrong answer will lead tolastingdamage.
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The casting off of all inhibitions causes significant andlastingdamageto society, family and individuals.
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Whatever happens this year will have donelastingdamageto local democracy.
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There is some evidence that this is happening, andlastingdamageto race relations could result.
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It really is not good enough and it is inflictinglastingdamageon the nation.
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There is a fear that, once again, the reputation of rail transport will incurlastingdamage.
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That is not only immoral but cruel, and often causeslastingdamageto the victim.
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The quicker they are the lesslastingdamagethere will be.
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It can only have alastingdamagepsychologically on these children later, when they grow up.
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Cuts for the short term didlastingdamagefor the long term.
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The brutal raid on the pension funds will causelastingdamageto our economy.
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The matter was resolved with no expense, lawyers orlastingdamageto me as the victim.
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That is a short-term policy and it could causelastingdamage.
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However, the real question is: whatlastingdamagehas been caused by the order?
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Like all good training, there should be nolastingdamage.
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They certainly did nt do me anylastingdamage.
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If a site is not skilfully excavated, great andlastingdamagecan occur to it and the contents in it.
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We should all understand the capacity of coniferous monoculture to inflictlastingdamageon landscape and fragile ecosystems.
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Hooliganism directed against public buildings and the police doeslastingdamageto public order, and must be stopped.
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