catastrophic loss

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catastrophic
adjective
uk
/ˌkæt.əˈstrɒf.ɪk/us
/ˌkæt̬.əˈstrɑː.fɪk/
causing sudden and very great harm ...
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loss
noun
uk
/lɒs/us
/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofcatastrophicandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nonliving things, having relatively fewer correlated features, are vulnerable to damage on a more individual basis, but then show a lesscatastrophiclossas the disease progresses.
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In addition, there has been thecatastrophiclossof rate support grant during the last few years.
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To an individual, this is acatastrophicloss.
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That is acatastrophiclossof skills and talents, which the nation cannot afford for very much longer.
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Does he really believe that thiscatastrophiclossof care home places is of the care sector's own choosing?
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If cover is not in place firms are exposed to the danger of acatastrophicloss, leading to the collapse of the business.
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There has been acatastrophiclossof resources.
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That would at least mitigate thecatastrophiclossthat redundancy currently represents.
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Even a relatively short absence from their occupations may result in acatastrophiclossof professional knowledge and skills, as several speakers have already pointed out.
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There is also the risk of cratering in the event of acatastrophiclossof the topside facility.
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If the stock price completely collapses before the put position is closed, the put writer potentially can facecatastrophicloss.
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One situation where this might occur is acatastrophiclossof electrical power early in a collision event.
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This results in thecatastrophiclossof most or all steroid hormones in the body.
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She recommended forming a consortium of coastal states to share costs in dealing with windstorms andcatastrophicloss.
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This rope was attached to ballast, so that it would also be activated automatically in the case of acatastrophiclossof ballast.
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As the balloon cooled down on its descent, the remaining gas contracted with acatastrophiclossof buoyancy.
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The likelihood ofcatastrophiclossmay not even be very small.
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However, seed banks alone have not been able to provide sufficient insurance againstcatastrophicloss.
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In the event of excessive pressure, parts will deform before breaking, causing a gradual rather than acatastrophiclossof sealing.
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The latter fitted safety straps that preventedcatastrophiclossof fuel in case of clamp failure.
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