destructive nature

collocation in English

meaningsofdestructiveandnature

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destructive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/
causing, or able to ...
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nature
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.tʃər/us
/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, ...
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(Definition ofdestructiveandnaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet they also live in fear of thedestructivenatureof city living.
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Moreover, there will always be some costs that cannot be internalized due to the unavoidablydestructivenatureof logging that relies on heavy equipment.
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They should say what their view is of thedestructivenatureof the cuts on the university system.
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My criticisms so far have been largely of adestructivenature.
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It is sometimes necessary to tilt the balance against the suspect when the crimes are of a particularlydestructivenature.
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That is thedestructivenatureof this form of hypothecation and this legislation.
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And yet, secondly, although workings can go on for a long time, they are essentially a temporary use of land, and what is more, they are of adestructivenature.
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Moreover, the effects of the free market and thedestructivenatureof the constant quest for the lowest prices is progressively becoming a matter of common knowledge.
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The piece was darkly comic and focused on thedestructivenatureof an insecure, 30-year old addict.
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In consequence of the purelydestructivenatureof their power crowds act like those microbes which hasten the dissolution of enfeebled or dead bodies.
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Thedestructivenatureof 20th century warfare provided an impetus to search for alternative metals and plastics to cover large cranial defects.
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Thedestructivenatureof this rite allows for considerable changes to be made to the identity of the initiand.
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But his spiritually inclined conscience was not comfortable with thedestructivenatureof his research.
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Hardness tests are infrequently used in practical gemology because of their potentiallydestructivenature.
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Thisdestructivenaturecombined with heavy commercial demand has focused criticism from both environmentalists and media.
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In addition to the dangers for the species, bottom trawling has been heavily criticized by environmentalists for itsdestructivenature.
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This is due to the inherentlydestructivenatureof overwriting data on sequential media.
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Thedestructivenatureof humans sets a pre-inclination for disaster when humans must interact with others in society.
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To reflect this newly discovereddestructivenaturethe name invadopodia was given to these dynamic structures.
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