major hazard
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandhazard
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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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hazard
noun[C]
uk/ˈhæz.əd/us/ˈhæz.ɚd/
something that is dangerous and likely to ...
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(Definition ofmajorandhazardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Of those accidents, themajorhazardwas caused by overturned tractors.
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The remaining 15% float around in the ocean and obviously represent amajorhazardfor other ships, platforms and the environment.
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I think the answer to it is that numerically collision is not amajorhazardof aviation.
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The circular defines what constitutes amajorhazardand gives advice to the local authorities about steps they should take.
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Personal experience leads me to say that deafness is themajorhazardof industry.
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I do not know what is the definition of amajorhazard.
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I am particularly anxious that special consideration is given to schools in the vicinity ofmajorhazardsites.
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The commission's standing advisory committee on dangerous substances subsequently set up a sub-committee on themajorhazardaspects of the transport of dangerous substances.
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There would be a safe harbour in a coastal area where bad weather has always been amajorhazard.
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There have been moves over the years to improve safety requirements within and without chemical plants considered to be amajorhazard.
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This has become amajorhazardin a major industrial city.
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Does he agree that roundabouts constitute amajorhazard?
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This was a case where foresight, based on research and carried into action immediately, must have removed a verymajorhazardto health.
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Smoke on roads is not amajorhazardbut it is a hazard which, by and large, can be and ought to be prevented.
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If the waste is of such a nature that its storage presents amajorhazard, it will be covered by health and safety legislation.
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Anothermajorhazardis the debris deposited in the cycle areas by waste disposal lorries.
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It is not a question of having detailed research into a problem that already clearly exists and represents amajorhazard.
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Of even greater significance would be the fact that the two plants with their marine terminal could be amajorhazard.
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Up to 24 000 people in my country die prematurely each year due to thismajorhazard.
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