substantial harm

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantialandharm

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substantial
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Substantialharmmight be avoided, but the unnecessar y loss of liberty and the financial costs would both be huge.
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Should it be "substantialharm", or should it be "prejudice"?
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They will have to demonstrate thatsubstantialharmwould ensue.
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It will not be deemed to causesubstantialharm.
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If the liberty presumption is to be rebutted, and the harm principle satisfied, a risk of actual andsubstantialharmmust be evidenced.
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It would seem that both would be covered in any event by the "substantialharm" test.
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Broadly, the relevant exception is that publication would causesubstantialharm.
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It was critical of the code for not providing a threshold ofsubstantialharm.
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Will thesubstantialharmtest disappear and be replaced by an across-the-board harm test?
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We argued that, for the general release of information, there should be asubstantialharmtest.
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Thesubstantialharmtest is a key part of our policy.
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To be accurate, the code did not talk aboutsubstantialharm.
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That is particularly as regards the crucial issue of the test for non-disclosure:substantialharm.
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It is an attempt to address all countryside interests without causingsubstantialharmto any.
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Acting unilaterally will help nobody and will causesubstantialharmto our industries.
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I would, however, like elucidation of one issue: that of prejudice andsubstantialharm.
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Will all the exempt areas be subject to a test ofsubstantialharm?
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Another approach might be to apply the test of harm, orsubstantialharm.
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I accept that the test ofsubstantialharmto the body politic must prevail.
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However, there is also the question ofsubstantialharmto the individual.
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If something is not done to help the farmers,substantialharmwill be done to food production.
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However, most exemptions were to be based on a test of whether disclosure would causesubstantialharm.
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I can enjoy my freedom only to the point at whichsubstantialharmwill be caused to others.
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Many of us wanted "substantialharm"or"substantial prejudice" to be included in the terms of meeting that test.
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The code that he criticised earlier did not deal with the broad issue of prejudice, but talked aboutsubstantialharm.
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