actual incident

collocation in English

meaningsofactualandincident

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actual
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
existing ...
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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 ofactualandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We need to learn lessons from any such occasion, which can be done only when we know the full facts of theactualincident.
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That was anactualincidentwhich came to my notice.
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I immediately pushed him away from me—and that is theactualincident.
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The opinion of the medical staff who were involved in theactualincidentin the hospital is that our policy was not violated.
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I am prepared to say that theactualincidentof the woman was an accident.
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Nkrumah kept us informed, although theactualincidentwas a surprise to us.
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Inquiry into theactualincidentwas held up by the absence of the nurse on sick leave and the trial of the man concerned.
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That is anactualincident.
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The song is believed to be based on anactualincident.
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The other is to misrepresent anactualincidentby embellishment or exaggeration so that the blame for the incident is misplaced.
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Even if theactualincidentis not remembered, the emotional scarring remains.
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During this latter time period, the actual incidents originating in the treatment prescription, preparation and calculation were also recorded.
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There are, however, a few studies with data of actual incidents in radiotherapy.
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Scott indicated the plot was based on anactualincident.
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Based on anactualincident.
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We inquired if there were any actual incidents there and were told that there were comparatively few.
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I can best illustrate my point by quoting one or two actual incidents.
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The work that my noble friend described in his supplementary question was not based on examination of actual incidents but on predictions developed from testing.
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They doubted whether nationwide intensive publicity campaigns made any effective impact, unless these were linked with actual incidents.
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However, they should be available to deal with actual incidents of bad driving, accidents and all the various chances and changes of the road.
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