safety precaution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsafetyandprecaution
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safety
noun[U]
uk/ˈseɪf.ti/us/ˈseɪf.ti/
a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or ...
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precaution
noun
uk/prɪˈkɔː.ʃən/us/prɪˈkɑː.ʃən/
an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or ...
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(Definition ofsafetyandprecautionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is asafetyprecautionwe should retain.
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The bestsafetyprecautionis for parents to keep medicines out of children's reach.
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As an additionalsafetyprecaution, however, they are being sited away from built-up areas.
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For young children, the bestsafetyprecautionis to cross the road under adult supervision.
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These things do happen, and that is the type ofsafetyprecautionwhich must be taken.
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It is no good asserting that it is all asafetyprecaution.
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I believe that in this country we are taking every reasonablesafetyprecaution.
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There are situations in which taking asafetyprecautioncan lead to an injury.
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Where there are steel wheels on steel rails, everysafetyprecautionmust be built in.
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I suggest that those who sail the seas are entitled to this furthersafetyprecaution.
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Such burning is controlled remotely and is carried out when the work force is not present as an additionalsafetyprecaution.
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The monitoring team is there because, although everysafetyprecautionhas been taken, we thought it wise to have a monitoring team available.
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A big transatlantic plane before taking off has, as asafetyprecaution, to have its engines on for some time.
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The change in noise is an extrasafetyprecautionfor him.
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That would seem to be an ordinary, simple,safetyprecaution, not involving much expense, which would be a great reassurance to the general populace.
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In the main they are practice ammunition and everysafetyprecautionis taken.
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There is also the other side of the coin, with roads being floodlit as asafetyprecaution.
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Many a true word is spoken in jest, but the klaxon is a necessarysafetyprecaution, and people who live near the pits accept that.
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They could say that they had taken every conceivablesafetyprecautionso that the dairy was clear of vermin, but the mouse still got into the milk bottle.
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