massive attack

collocation in English

meaningsofmassiveandattack

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massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.ɪv/us
/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofmassiveandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We must not just react following amassiveattack, but rather we should act in a permanent and proactive manner.
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I therefore expected amassiveattackupon our record.
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We face the problem of an open andmassiveattackon our fish stocks.
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Workers are facing amassiveattackon their employment and social rights.
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I do not think that the words "massiveattack" were used.
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That problem can only be met by amassiveattackon the problems with which the teeming masses of the third world are confronted.
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A greatmassiveattackupon a wide front cannot be launched without some preparation which can be detected.
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They have made amassiveattackon the awful unemployment figures, but last week's announcement received little support from the nationalists.
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Having said that, none of it justifies themassiveattackon sterling which took place.
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Clause 1 is amassiveattackon the people.
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Not only is this amassiveattackon the principle of universal suffrage, but what it proposes does nothing to strengthen local accountability.
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I do not wish to encourage local authorities to engage in amassiveattackon their expenditure on services that they render to the people in their communities.
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Certain measures are being taken to try to alleviate the situation, but at the end of the day it is anothermassiveattackon manufacturing industry in this country.
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The parliament is standing up to thismassiveattackon its existence by applying a perfect counter-strategy and using the many opportunities inherent in its democratic rules of play.
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The emphasis must be on keeping the pits open and ensuring that amassiveattackis made on all the various markets where we can create demand.
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The aliens launch amassiveattackon the carrier fleet, successfully destroying it.
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In spite of themassiveattack, no people came to damage.
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Meanwhile, armaments were developing and massive attacks by aircraft came into the picture.
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Her modifications to the defense code propagate throughout the fleet, effectively disarming it, and the massive attacks begin, resulting in the near extinction of humankind.
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Nafshi's position was vulnerable to massive attacks, and his tank's turret was damaged.
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