single incident

collocation in English

meaningsofsingleandincident

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single
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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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 ofsingleandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is, there might be more than one cause for asingleincident, and some causes may depend on other causes.
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Instead of asingleincidentwave with a given frequency we have a broad spectrum of incident radiation, where for each frequency we also have different directions of wave propagation.
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I never came across asingleincidentduring the campaign in which that issue was shown the light of day.
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Is it not much more important to get on with the building of houses than to hold inquiries into asingleincident?
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I am simply concerned that he should not treat harshly asingleincident.
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It is not just thesingleincident, it is the accumulation of noise.
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Not asingleincidenthas occurred at the colliery site in the past nine months, nor has there been a single arrest.
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I shall not extrapolate on the basis of asingleincident, but others have mentioned similar concerns this morning.
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This was the result of asingleincident.
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It provides £19·5 million as compensation for oil pollution damage in anysingleincident.
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Will he be sparked into action by asingleincident, or will he target authorities?
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In those circumstances, thesingleincidentwould trigger an assessment to establish whether there was a pattern of serious deficiency.
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Not asingleincidentof persecution or mistreatment of those who have returned has yet been recorded.
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Has he learnt of the case in my constituency where 86,000 birds were lost in asingleincident?
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Not asingleincidentin the last year has justified its retention.
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In 2000, the cost for the police to respond to asingleincidentwas £1,027.
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I carefully considered a statement, which frankly thissingleincidentdoes not warrant.
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This is because brigades often receive multiple 999 calls for asingleincident.
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I cannot conceive that a case would be brought on asingleincidentof selling glue.
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I do not mean onesingleincidentbut rather the case of continual reports from local keepers or farmers.
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