Collocations withincident
These are words often used in combination withincident.
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actual incident
We need to learn lessons from any such occasion, which can be done only when we know the full facts of the actual incident.
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alleged incident
Allegations of riot were a matter of course, almost irrespective of the actual nature of the alleged incident: ibid., 26.
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bizarre incident
Can he cast any light on this bizarre incident, and have the two litter louts concerned been prosecuted?
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curious incident
Yet a curious incident occurs at the novel draws to a close.
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diplomatic incident
It has gone beyond being a normal diplomatic incident.
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horrific incident
But one horrific incident is perhaps indicative of the general pattern.
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incident command
Training for incident command is undertaken at local, regional and national centres using live situations, simulations and virtual reality systems.
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incident of violence
My child knows someone who has been seriously wounded in an incident of violence.
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incident photon
A simple pumping criterion is considered, and the incident photon flux required has been related to the photoionization coefficient and the stimulated emission cross section.
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international incident
It is almost the father of an international incident, so far as we are aware.
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isolated incident
In addition, maltreatment is rarely an isolated incident.
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minor incident
At the time it was considered a minor incident, compared to the many other encounters with polar bears during the voyage.
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numerous incidents
The phenomenon of intense, prolonged, large and disruptive protests was particularly heightened in 2002, but numerous incidents continue to occur and are often not reported.
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particular incident
There had been little further criticism in the press or on the radio, and the courses themselves reached their third week without particular incident.
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pollution incident
A pollution incident of such magnitude inevitably caused major hardship for many people.
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racist incident
I hope that we can tackle the problem by accepting the inquiry's simplified definition of what constitutes a racist incident.
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recent incident
A recent incident amply demonstrates this reality.
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recorded incident
During the 20 years that this material has been transported in this country, there has not been a recorded incident involving death or injury.
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reported incident
We believe that through all the international bodies we must continue to chase up every reported incident and find out whether it is true.
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separate incident
That separate incident has been linked, misleadingly, with the general policy.
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serious incident
It is composed of trained nurses, psychologists, and social workers who are available to sit with staff following a death or serious incident.
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similar incident
The cotton trade has been omitted from the list of essential trades, and another similar incident may occur and may cause great apprehension.
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single incident
That is, there might be more than one cause for a single incident, and some causes may depend on other causes.
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specific incident
They are problematic, however, for interviewers who are still gathering the facts to include in a mininarrative account of a specific incident.
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terrible incident
As for the terrible incident yesterday, we shall give every help we can to the families of the dead and injured.
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traffic incident
The bottleneck model can be applied to real-world bottleneck situations such as those resulting from a roadway design problem or a traffic incident.
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tragic incident
It has been an extremely tragic incident and terrible to watch and to think of their suffering.
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traumatic incident
Immediately following the traumatic incident, during the period of posttrauma elaboration, a supportive adult can facilitate the child making sense of the traumatic experience.
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trivial incident
In itself it was a fairly trivial incident and many contemporaries appreciated that it was probably a misunderstanding rather than an intentional theft.
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ugly incident
That would be a very nice way to end a very ugly incident.
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unfortunate incident
Would it be right to drag up this unfortunate incident which may have happened years ago?
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unpleasant incident
To avoid any unpleasant incident there will be a military escort and, if necessary, we will escort the convoy from the air.
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violent incident
Forty-five percent of the students had witnessed more than one violent incident.
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whole incident
The whole incident lasted less than four minutes from the first appearance of the bears to the dragging away of the cub.
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