deliberate destruction

collocation in English

meaningsofdeliberateanddestruction

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deliberate
adjective
uk
/dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət/us
/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
(often of something bad) intentional ...
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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 ofdeliberateanddestructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This practice most likely was part of thedeliberatedestructionof the building.
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Is it, then, thedeliberatedestructionor obstruction of memories that causes worries?
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That is the sort of condition under which mining is carried on, and it is leading to thedeliberatedestructionof the industry.
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It is impossible to carry on a modern war without thedeliberatedestructionof whole groups of people, because they belong to particular groups.
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We all know of thedeliberatedestructionof factories and commercial premises, with appalling consequences.
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It seems to me to be adeliberatedestructionof a profitable, financially sound public industry.
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In their view neither the relief of infertility nor the advance of knowledge justifiesdeliberatedestructionof embryos.
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By thedeliberatedestructionof some of the major elements of the welfare state, such a culture further alienates that underclass.
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It is a deliberate hobbling of the trade union movement and adeliberatedestructionof the trade unions' ability to act.
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Decisions on cases will take into account such matters as thedeliberatedestructionof travel documents and entry by deception.
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A policy that requires thedeliberatedestructionof good food can only be described as a disgraceful failure.
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Of course, not all practices involve thedeliberatedestructionof the human embryo without the associated intention of the creation of a new human life.
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It looks to me very much like thedeliberatedestructionof a national asset.
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It means thedeliberatedestructionof whole groups of people just because they belong to particular groups.
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It means thedeliberatedestructionof a national, racial, religious or ethnic group.
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There was adeliberatedestructionof foodstuffs and the necessities of life.
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Even worse, this massive rent increase is an attack on tenants and those in need of a home, together with thedeliberatedestructionof the nation's housing programme.
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A primary aim of our current operations is to prevent further opportunities for suchdeliberatedestruction, and to enable remedial action to be taken as soon as is practical.
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