major threat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandthreat
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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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threat
noun[C]
uk/θret/us/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition ofmajorandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Viruses present amajorthreatto human health and welfare.
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Communal violence is still amajorthreatto internal stability.
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For them, free movement was amajorthreat.
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Gastrointestinal parasitism with nematodes remains amajorthreatto efficient production in small ruminants.
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Erosion is amajorthreatto the productivity on the shallow soils.
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In hyperendemic areas it is becoming amajorthreatto public health.
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Present-day language policy thus represents amajorthreatto the coherence and unity of the nation.
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Anothermajorthreatto both internal and external validity is sampling bias, which can limit the generalizability of the results.
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Onemajorthreatreceives but scant mention.
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This represents amajorthreatto stability.
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That incident caused a verymajorthreat.
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Conflict is amajorthreatto development.
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Today it is amajorthreat.
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The middle east remains amajorthreatto world peace.
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Therefore, it does not pose amajorthreatto employment.
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We face amajorthreatto public health.
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There is amajorthreatto civil liberties.
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That is amajorthreatfrom two quarters.
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Amajorthreatto the elephant is from continuing poaching.
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That in itself is amajorthreatto conservation.
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Some see transport as amajorthreatto sustainable development.
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Environmental constraints are amajorthreatto that industry.
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It is amajorthreatto international security.
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There is amajorthreatto our national heritage.
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