unpleasant incident
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunpleasantandincident
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unpleasant
adjective
uk/ʌnˈplez.ənt/us/ʌnˈplez.ənt/
not enjoyable ...
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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 ofunpleasantandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To avoid anyunpleasantincidentthere will be a military escort and, if necessary, we will escort the convoy from the air.
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There was a scuffle on the doorstep, the police were called and anunpleasantincidenttook place.
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Indeed, the police were recently called out to rescue them from anunpleasantincident.
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Secondly, however hard we try, the risk of anunpleasantincidentcan never be ruled out.
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I would deprecate any suggestion that there was any kind ofunpleasantincident.
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Now, after anunpleasantincident, we are hoping that those old pleasant and happy relations will be re-established.
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Are no steps being taken to avoid the recurrence of anunpleasantincident?
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I hope that the human effects of the disaster will not be regarded as having gone by and the disaster as just anunpleasantincidentin our industrial history.
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If the council encounters an urgent andunpleasantincidentof night noise, which happens only rarely, an officer is sent out on a case-by-case basis, and that generally works.
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The visit of the town dweller has not always been clear of unpleasant incidents.
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It is not a duty for young boys, but for grown men, if you do not want unpleasant incidents to occur.
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Is it not likely that such a course may lead to unpleasant incidents and cause the atmosphere to become even more dangerous?
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This could have been one of the reasons behind the various unpleasant incidents that took place recently, such as the looting of shops.
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They concerned the practical measures necessary to minimise the risk of unpleasant incidents.
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These relations have grown up over a period of years and during that time have been singularly free from unpleasant incidents.
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They are perhaps accustomed to see them as they pass in the train, and they notice that there are unpleasant incidents in the landscape.
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Since then, there has been a series of unpleasant incidents involving members and officials of that union.
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Unpleasant incidents are still occurring.
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The grand prayer session is held to request her blessings upon the devotees and that no unpleasant incidents should happen during the festival.
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The prayer session is held to request her blessings upon the devotees and that no unpleasant incidents should happen during the festival.
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