predatory behaviour

collocation in English

meaningsofpredatoryandbehaviour

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predatory
adjective
uk
/ˈpred.ə.tər.i/us
/ˈpred.ə.tɔːr.i/
A predatory animal kills and eats ...
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behaviour
noun
uk
/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us
/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofpredatoryandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most people experience this conflict as consequences ofpredatorybehaviourperpetrated by the relatively few people who fight.
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It pursues therefore a form ofpredatorybehaviourand any step towards integration enlarges the scope and importance of this type of behaviour.
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Let us be clear about it: there is danger in suchpredatorybehaviour.
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The fact that a number have sold out to groups does not necessarily reflectpredatorybehaviouron the part of the latter.
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Suchpredatorybehaviourgives supermarkets a bad name.
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Finally, we talk rightly and properly about protecting young people frompredatorybehaviourby older people.
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The type ofpredatorybehaviourwe are discussing does not succeed by meeting consumer demand.
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It also discussed a proposal for a quick acting "cease and desist" mechanism in the event ofpredatorybehaviourby airlines.
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Predatorybehaviourmust be dealt with firmly and quickly.
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Suchpredatorybehaviouris dangerous for the newspaper market.
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There must be rapid and effective sanctions againstpredatorybehaviour.
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Predatorybehaviouralso makes it more difficult for new newspapers to enter the market, as they will have to pay the extra costs of below-cost pricing.
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In nature the snails use the secretion as part of theirpredatorybehaviourand as an antimicrobial lining on egg masses.
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This has led to accusations of unfairness andpredatorybehaviour.
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In fact, thepredatorybehaviourof the thylacine was probably closer to ambushing felids than to large pursuit canids.
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