serious damage

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousanddamage

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofseriousanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofserious damage

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Otherwise, reusing a component in a new context may causeseriousdamage.
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Although rodenticides were applied regularly in all plots, rats causedseriousdamagein the 24-month plots.
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She had sufferedseriousdamageand her pumps were barely able to cope with the steady inflow of water.
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This suggests that population regulation was occurring before larvae were large enough to causeseriousdamageto the plant.
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That would doseriousdamage.
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They are doingseriousdamage.
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Seriousdamageis being caused.
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There will beseriousdamage.
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The second is "seriousdamageto property".
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It does not mention "seriousdamage" anywhere.
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Moreseriousdamagewas discovered subsequently.
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What constitutesseriousdamageor serious risk?
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Noseriousdamageresulted from either incident.
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The provision continues, "to preventseriousdamage".
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They literally cause itseriousdamage.
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Furtherseriousdamagecould be done.
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The legislation refers toseriousdamage.
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The definitions of "seriousdamage" are important.
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That would result inseriousdamageto the industry and.
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In my constituency 1,200 houses sufferedseriousdamage.
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There has been someseriousdamageto coast protection works.
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Even half of that cut would meanseriousdamage.
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I doubt whether it could do anybody anyseriousdamage.
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