severe cold

collocation in English

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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cold
noun
uk
/kəʊld/us
/koʊld/
a common infection, especially in the nose and throat, that causes you to cough and sneeze and your nose to run (= drip liquid) or ...
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(Definition ofsevereandcoldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have been through a particularlyseverecoldspell.
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The many good contributions have generally recognised the significant efforts made by many people during a period ofseverecoldweather.
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This change means that help is now likely to be given more often than under any previous scheme of exceptionallyseverecoldweather payments.
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It is also known that under conditions ofseverecoldor heat women will outlast men.
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All sections of society and of industry are concerned about the cost of fuel, particularly duringseverecoldweather.
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The chairman has every reason to suppose that area boards will act similarly in future periods ofseverecoldweather.
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For the following week he may be transferred to a cooler place, and contract aseverecold, developing into pneumonia or bronchitis.
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I do not think that it is necessarily important to apportion blame for any aspect of what happened due to theseverecoldweather.
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I must start by apologising, for having a ratherseverecold.
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The worst problem, and the one that rightly has prompted the debate today, is thatseverecoldleads to ill health, and for many pensioners that means death.
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It was installed at short notice during aseverecoldspell as a temporary means of supplementing the central heating, and it will shortly be removed.
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The matter is urgent, because whilst we are now three weeks into aseverecoldspell, the weather today with a severe easterly wind is markedly colder still.
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Unfortunately, however, he is suffering from aseverecold, and his doctor has just told him that it is imperative that he should remain indoors for at least 48 hours.
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People rushed to invest in new industries—railway stocks were all the rage in the 19th century—but they caught a prettyseverecoldif they overestimated their worth.
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He noted these dugouts had been comfortable in theseverecoldweather.
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At age eighteen he contracted aseverecoldfrom which he nearly died.
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Due to blowing snow, ice, andseverecold, semi trucks had their deliveries delayed.
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Ideally, it would have predictable weather patterns, and be free ofseverecoldand violent storms.
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It is also equipped with an engine preheater, to allow the engine to start inseverecold.
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He was also scheduled to compete in the 15 kilometre classical event, but withdrew due to suffering from aseverecold.
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