major damage

collocation in English

meaningsofmajoranddamage

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofmajoranddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The tunnel incurredmajordamage.
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Of the remaining 2030 stems, 129 (6% + 1%) were dead from cyclone damage and 506 (25% + 2%) had experiencedmajordamage.
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Figure 4.4 displays how the emission stabilization policy will affect generational well-being for minor, moderate, andmajordamagecases when endogenous abatement is present.
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Of course, themajordamageis that done to employment.
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These cannot simply be made in the course of a few years without causingmajordamage.
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No aircraft have been lost or have sufferedmajordamageon these practices.
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We dredge the seabed and undertake projects which causemajordamageor destruction.
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This is precisely the area in which themajordamagewill be done.
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One aircraft making use of prevailing winds can causemajordamageto this island.
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Nevertheless, the relevant quantity is some 600 kilotonnes—that ismajordamage.
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It is not by any means fully established what type of seal does themajordamage.
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Both trains sufferedmajordamage.
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Flooding was themajordamage.
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The park encounteredmajordamage.
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Nomajordamagewas reported.
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However, one must consider, for example, whether there will bemajordamageto the industry as a whole.
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Majordamagewas caused to the entire monastery complex while the police simply sat by and watched.
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It is a process that cannot be changed or broken off at this stage withoutmajordamagebeing done.
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Nothing untoward took place, but it is clear that the potential existed for a major gas leak causingmajordamage.
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Initial investigations suggest thatmajordamagehas been limited to the loss of one pinnacle on the central tower.
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They succeeded without sufferingmajordamage.
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That's where themajordamageoccurred.
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Both hits inflicted nomajordamagethough.
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Neither ship suffered anymajordamage.
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However, nomajordamagewas reported.
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