massive destruction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveanddestruction
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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(Definition ofmassiveanddestructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Themassivedestructionof old sacred monuments can be better conceived as a ritual purification of the inner circle of unchristian, pagan elements.
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We do open our pocketbooks sometimes, but only when television images ofmassivedestructionoverwhelm our sensibilities.
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The next big change took place during the 1960s, with its rapid expansion of towns and infrastructure leading tomassivedestructionof historical environments and archaeological sites and monuments.
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More specifically, where the state's revenue is unaffected by themassivedestructionof physical infrastructure or loss of territory, the urgency of negotiations is not as compelling.
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I believe that a ban may be imposed without themassivedestructionto the countryside that some people fear.
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There is a problem with bunches of travellers who continually return to green belt sites in urban areas, causingmassivedestructionand upsetting local people.
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However, themassivedestructionof our environment and communities in the south-east on a false economic premise is an unacceptable price to pay.
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We hear allegations ofmassivedestructionof the tropical rain forests.
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We are now left with an appalling vista of insolvency, bankruptcies, nationalisations, themassivedestructionof wealth, and stock market write-down.
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Let us grub up because grubbing up today represents the politically correct alternative tomassivedestructionof surpluses.
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Finally, in third countries, in which production methods are uncontrolled, we shall have huge inroads into andmassivedestructionof the environment.
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Last summer we saw what sort ofmassivedestructionforest fires cause.
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He listed and categorised themassivedestructionof lambs and sheep in his constituency.
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So far in this century, we have witnessedmassivedestructionand the disappearance of several empires.
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That crossing would causemassivedestructionin my constituency.
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It is important that the reconstruction process is carried out in such a way that any hurricane of the future does not cause suchmassivedestruction.
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There is a sinister intention of amassivedestructionof staff while there is no elected authority to which trade unions can go to seek protection for their members.
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It is very easy to make specific judgments and to ask for a generalised approval of a principle which, in practice, may cost people their lives and causemassivedestruction.
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Sources recordmassivedestruction, terror and death if there was resistance.
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