unnecessary harm

collocation in English

meaningsofunnecessaryandharm

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unnecessary
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/us
/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
not needed or wanted, or more than is needed ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofunnecessaryandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nevertheless, those involved in angling are aware of the need to avoidunnecessaryharmand minimise any stress caused to fish.
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The need to avoidunnecessaryharmto trade and financial links has been an important consideration in these talks.
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These ensure the benefits of medicines outweigh any risks and prevent users coming tounnecessaryharm.
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This kind of incident does us immense and quiteunnecessaryharmthroughout the whole world when it gets publicised.
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Follow-up procedures could have caused considerableunnecessaryharmto healthy individuals.
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The ambiguity of his position has causedunnecessaryharm.
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I believe that there must be an easing of the credit restictions if a great deal ofunnecessaryharmis not to be caused.
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We might do quite a lot ofunnecessaryharmif we make too sweeping a decision.
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In the private sphere, this means a falling off in investment, the cutting back of schemes, much social damage and whollyunnecessaryharm.
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This is essential to ensure that such persons have the appropriate education, skills and training so that the animals they are using do not suffer anyunnecessaryharm.
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The supplementary benefit scheme is supposed to be the safety net to catch the poorest in the land and prevent them from coming tounnecessaryharm.
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Nevertheless, we are keen to ensure that those involved in angling are aware of the need to avoidunnecessaryharmand minimise any stress caused to fish.
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It also aims to teach people how to preventunnecessaryharmto working animals.
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The purpose of the regulation is to protect these areas from activities that will causeunnecessaryharmthat affects the function of the watercourse.
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He has developed traditional short and long stick techniques to be used efficiently and practically without causingunnecessaryharmto the person being arrested.
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In doing so, the individual is protected fromunnecessaryharm.
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