complete destruction

collocation in English

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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(Definition ofcompleteanddestructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The war meant an almostcompletedestructionof village life.
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On day 12, numerous zones of the interstitial tissue exhibitedcompletedestructionand there were germinal tubules whose surrounding interstitial tissue was completely destroyed.
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Also, there is evidence that in a large gap a concentration of seedlings leads to almostcompletedestruction.
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It would also lead ultimately to the almostcompletedestructionof the colonial city in subsequent years, of which few traces remain today.
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Necrosis is demonstrated by black necrotic tissue or necrotic ulcer formation withcompletedestructionof the epidermis.
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The ruin (of civilization) has as its consequence thecompletedestructionof the dynasty.
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It will result in disturbances leading tocompletedestruction.
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And only after the almostcompletedestructiona new interest in the 'wall' as a symbol - of so many things - emerged.
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During the period covered here, pictorial advertising suggests that this transformative process resulted in neither the universal improvement nor thecompletedestructionof the urban environment.
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If we do not do this, it might mean thecompletedestructionof the future of the fishing industry.
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You would have, therefore, thecompletedestructionof the channels of retail trade.
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It is difficult to bring about thecompletedestructionof a highly mobile force, but heavy losses were inflicted.
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This proposal would mean thecompletedestructionof that form of administration and the recasting of it.
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They believe that unless we do change it, we shall see thecompletedestructionof that ideal.
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We will then face perhaps thecompletedestructionof the world's most successful and most famous arts and entertainment complex.
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However, in recent times, because of the almostcompletedestructionof the industry, there is hardly a soul here to speak in steel debates.
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There does not seem to be a town or a village which has escaped eithercompletedestructionor very severe damage.
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In my view that began thecompletedestructionof the fixed interest bond market for a whole decade and more.
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That is what you are proposing, thecompletedestructionof the idea that parents have a responsibility to their children and children to their parents.
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