vulnerable target
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvulnerableandtarget
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vulnerable
adjective
uk/ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/us/ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/
able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, ...
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target
noun
uk/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition ofvulnerableandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Many advertisements attempt to manipulatevulnerabletargetaudiences, such as children and severely indebted persons.
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That would not make it a substantially lessvulnerabletargetthan it is today.
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The goods are moved away from the ports, which may be extremelyvulnerabletargetareas where goods might be destroyed.
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Britain, unfortunately, is a concentrated and highlyvulnerabletarget.
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Such financial transactions make avulnerabletargetfor shysters, fraudsters, counterfeiters, burglars and any other member of the criminal world.
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It is a most important and a mostvulnerabletarget, but it has never ceased to function as a submarine base.
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In foil and pe, particularly, this stance decreases thevulnerabletargetarea.
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Her large flight deck and lack of armor made her avulnerabletargetin surface battles.
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Realizing that he was avulnerabletargetfor revolutionary assassins, he took every precaution that his detectives advised.
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This propensity for violence may be further aggravated by increased numbers of vulnerable targets due to the retained boy being physically larger, on average, that his younger classmates.
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Does he appreciate that particularly the large convoys can constitute very vulnerable targets for villains?
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Uncovered aircraft on the ground present attractive and particularly vulnerable targets.
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They have given us hangars high enough to take the biplane now no longer needed, and consequently they are very vulnerable targets.
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Will they not immobilise, in constant defence of those enormously vulnerable targets, many squadrons of aircraft that could be used to better purpose elsewhere?
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These are tempting and vulnerable targets.
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The first is painstaking police work supported by effective intelligence, combined with the protection of the more vulnerable targets.
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We really must pay special attention to them, especially in terms of prevention, because they are particularly vulnerable targets.
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It will focus on improving investigative means, inter-agency cooperation, protection of vulnerable targets and criminalisation of corruption.
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It is self-evident that young people with nothing to do and no regular income are vulnerable targets.
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