level of violence

collocation in English

meaningsoflevelandviolence

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level
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlev.əl/
us
/ˈlev.əl/
the height ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
us
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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(Definition oflevelandviolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The strike wave of the early 1890s was accompanied by an extraordinarylevelofviolence.
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This decrease in thelevelofviolencedoes not mean the end of violence.
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Due to this, thelevelofviolenceseems to have been higher than in other cities.
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It was accomplished with a relatively lowlevelofviolenceor coercion.
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All of the victims who had reached the most seriouslevelofviolencewere also involved in property crimes.
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Every party to the disputes had reason to exaggerate thelevelofviolenceand political upheaval in that period.
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One man in the crowd felt sorry for her and decided that thelevelofviolencewas excessive.
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Secondly, thelevelofviolenceis down.
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Thelevelofviolencehad been reduced.
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Thelevelofviolencemust be contained.
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The generallevelofviolenceis declining.
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We know thelevelofviolence.
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Thelevelofviolence, generally speaking, is considerably down.
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Thelevelofviolencein that school was unacceptably high.
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We will not tolerate thatlevelofviolence.
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But thelevelofviolenceis, in fact, going down.
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There has been a significantly lowerlevelofviolence.
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However, when violent struggle cannot achieve this end, thelevelofviolenceand organized movements that are behind it usually decline.
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What remains puzzling about the civil war is the extremelevelofviolenceunleashed by the rebels upon the civilian population.
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Not surprisingly, the only difference that the model is able to make between rebels and criminals is thelevelofviolence.
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The use of data over time allows us to test the effect of changes in the government's commitment towards land reform on thelevelofviolence.
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If thelevelofviolencecontinues to decrease we shall, of course, bring more troops home.
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However, the reducedlevelofviolencehas led to a number of operational changes.
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This has been coupled with a decrease in thelevelofviolence.
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Thelevelofviolenceand the number of atrocities have been drastically reduced.
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