savage attack

collocation in English

meaningsofsavageandattack

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savage
adjective
uk
/ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/
extremely violent, wild, ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofsavageandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The area is seething with discontent and reeling at thissavageattackon the coal mining industry, its work force and their families.
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That is asavageattackon companies and pensioners.
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That represents asavageattackon their standard of living before they have been found guilty.
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There is the selective employment tax with itssavageattackon charities.
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But we are not really discussing whether there is a penal orsavageattackbeing made on the cooperative societies.
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I do not wish to be unreasonable or to make any wild orsavageattackon the police in the country.
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He said that he was appalled by this furthersavageattackon civilians.
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Those are the people who will feel the brunt of thissavageattack.
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The proposal is asavageattackon the rights of individual employees.
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I am certain that we cannot create a thriving, growing economy on the basis of asavageattackon our transport infrastructure.
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It was inevitable that medical colleges would be included in thatsavageattack.
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I should like to mention the latest and mostsavageattackon the incomes of thousands of pensioners: the community charge.
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Asavageattackon public expenditure was inconceivable and it would have been quite unconscionable to reduce unemployment benefit.
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I am surprised that thesavageattackon headmasters and others came from the source it did.
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Such a measure would be a huge disincentive to private saving and asavageattackon thrift and prudence.
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It is asavageattackupon the ordinary people of this country.
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The higher tax on dividdends will weigh light in the trade unionists' minds against the supposedsavageattackon their living standards.
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Let us not forget that the justification for thissavageattackon businesses, on private businesses and family businesses in particular, is to redistribute wealth.
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There is a report of asavageattackby a union on administrative waste at the top.
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