terrible consequence

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandconsequence

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terrible
adjective
uk
/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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(Definition ofterribleandconsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That hiding and masking of the problem is aterribleconsequenceof the ruling.
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That is aterribleconsequenceof civil war on both sides.
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In fact, when people started moving after the peace agreement had been signed, we saw an unfortunate increase in the number of accidents due to landmines - aterribleconsequence.
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That is aterribleconsequence.
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If that happens in industrial disputes, how much more important is it to find a bridge in a matter that is of far moreterribleconsequence?
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Much of the first half of the century was spent in coping with the terrible consequences of powerful authoritarian governments and colonial empires.
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By comparison, when readers turn the page they see the terrible consequences of the hunter's cruel actions.
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Fortunately, no other traffic was on the road at the time, and there were no pedestrians nearby, or there might well have been terrible consequences.
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Day after day, women and their children are at risk and could face terrible consequences.
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If it is not checked it will have terrible consequences for our economies, our societies and for life in our territories.
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No doubt some people believe that, but it does lead to some terrible consequences if it is pursued.
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You are beginning to have some idea of the terrible consequences that may follow from your policy.
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The old sanctions were bad, it is true; bad work was followed by dismissal, and dismissal was followed by terrible consequences for the man.
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The terrible consequences of such a possibility warn me in advance.
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The absorption of the lead into the human system has very serious and terrible consequences.
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He rightly condemned the violence because he knows the terrible consequences if civil war should ungulf us all.
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Already banks are beginning to put on the squeeze, and that will have terrible consequences for the future.
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Power without responsibility may have terrible consequences, but it is degrading indeed to have responsibility without power.
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I foresee very terrible consequences in the near future unless it is done.
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It is this last fact with its terrible consequences which should steel us to fight this evil and never give up.
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