Collocations withharm
These are words often used in combination withharm.
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actual harm
The same point can be made about a corporation's ties to the community irrespective of its actual harm to it.
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considerable harm
The mere knowledge that an inspector has been appointed could cause a company very considerable harm.
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emotional harm
Emotional harm was reserved for narrated events that did not entail concurrent physical harm.
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environmental harm
It is not unlikely that this environmental harm was overdetermined.
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evidence of harm
Because of the special nature of environmental exposures, when the population often has no choice in accepting the exposure, programs are implemented without firm evidence of harm.
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grave harm
It will cause grave harm.
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great harm
Not only does it cause great harm to victims but the perpetrators themselves also commonly suffer.
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greatest harm
The greatest harm is very often done to the consumer.
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grievous harm
This raises matters of the gravest concern—matters that have done great and grievous harm to the nation.
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harm reduction
All new inmates received information leaflets and counselling on harm reduction issues, and on the project itself.
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immediate harm
Although speech can be restricted to prevent certain, direct, and immediate harm to people, the harmful effects of cyber-quackery are uncertain, indirect, and remote.
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immense harm
How do we sustain our own moral development and that of the next generation while still keeping the victims of immense harm in our living memory?
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incalculable harm
Incalculable harm will be done if practitioners neglect these.
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irreparable harm
They are doing irreparable harm.
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lasting harm
It has done lasting harm to more people than will ever be identified.
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likelihood of harm
Information available centrally relates to the number of children placed on a child protection register because of a concern about harm or likelihood of harm.
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long-term harm
This is where the long-term harm is being done.
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mental harm
There is no loophole here for mental harm.
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permanent harm
I do not know that it did me permanent harm.
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physical harm
Next, consider the need for protecting oneself from physical harm.
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possibility of harm
But most scientists accepted the need for volunteers (and their informed consent), particularly when there was a possibility of harm.
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potential harm
Although animal-to-human organ transplantation promises potential benefit to individuals, it promises potential harm to society at large.
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psychological harm
The second was the focus on direct psychological harm.
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real harm
This does very real harm.
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risk of harm
Predicted risk of harm was 8.9/5.3 percent and 8.0/13.3 percent, respectively.
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serious harm
The claim is that nonconsensual pregnancy is serious harm.
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severe harm
Alcohol can lead to the severe harm of children.
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significant harm
Some might argue that any significant harm counts as such a reason.
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substantial harm
Substantial harm might be avoided, but the unnecessar y loss of liberty and the financial costs would both be huge.
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tremendous harm
It is this sham that is doing such tremendous harm in the country.
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unnecessary harm
Nevertheless, those involved in angling are aware of the need to avoid unnecessary harm and minimise any stress caused to fish.
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