serious incident

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandincident

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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incident
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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(Definition ofseriousandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is composed of trained nurses, psychologists, and social workers who are available to sit with staff following a death orseriousincident.
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They were a lethal cocktail and aseriousincidentwas waiting to happen.
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Such strikes can cause disruption to road and rail traffic, even for minor incidents, and aseriousincidentcould cause injury and damage.
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The fact that we are taking statutory powers does not mean that we expect aseriousincident.
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I join him in praise for all those involved in successfully containing this extremelyseriousincident.
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This extremelyseriousincidenttook place, did it not, more than 10 days ago?
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Considerable police resources have been dedicated to dealing with this veryseriousincident.
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The responsibility for theseriousincidentto which he referred was shared among several water authorities.
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He described for us with great clarity reports of aseriousincident, which have concerned him a great deal.
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It is appropriate when an undoubtedlyseriousincidenthas occurred for both aspects of the matter to be looked at responsibly.
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This was aseriousincident, which is why it is right that the public should have the full facts placed in front of them.
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Luckily, an off-duty policeman and some others came to the rescue, or we could have had a veryseriousincidenton our hands.
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That strategy could include bereavement counselling, the role of the emergency services and contingency plans to support people after aseriousincident.
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We are concerned about the longer term compensation, legal liability and consequential loss that affect a large number of people following thisseriousincident.
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We have here a veryseriousincidentin a reactor which has already experienced problems in the past.
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There could have been aseriousincident—that word is not strong enough.
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The operation was completed withoutseriousincident.
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There may come a day when such a fire triggers off an even moreseriousincident.
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Thisseriousincidentwas handled with commendable skill by the police.
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Fortunately the police were able to keep order, and the march passed withoutseriousincident.
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