destructive power

collocation in English

meaningsofdestructiveandpower

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destructive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/
causing, or able to ...
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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofdestructiveandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His regenerative anddestructivepowerassured the continuity and persistence of the world.
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Theirdestructivepoweris enormous.
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In my view, this interpretation turns the argument on its head, in a lastditch effort to contain itsdestructivepower.
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Both sides are piling updestructivepower.
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Itsdestructivepowercould be devastating.
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Man'sdestructivepowerhas outrun his capacity to survive.
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Why do we want another lot ofdestructivepower?
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Has thedestructivepowerof the deterrent any political consequences?
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Gunpowder was considered to have vastdestructivepower.
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At present, it is mainly adestructivepower.
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Fortunately, that disaster did not have the samedestructivepoweror scale.
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This is another example of thedestructivepowerof monopoly capital.
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Compared to theirdestructivepowerthey are of course relatively cost-efficient.
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We are making adestructivepowerwhich, in a period of years, could literally annihilate mankind.
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It does not matter much about the size, if thedestructivepoweris great.
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This time man'sdestructivepowerreally has outrun his capacity to survive.
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Consider the central front, the greatest concentration ofdestructivepowerin the history of mankind.
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However, the possession of unimaginabledestructivepowerimposes, or should impose, special responsibilities.
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It can field 10,000 combat aircraft of ever-increasing sophistication, range anddestructivepower.
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I am talking aboutdestructivepowerin terms of present standards.
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Much more important than the financial cost is the enormousdestructivepowerof the system.
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That is becausedestructivepowerincreases at a rather lower rate than the comparable kilotonnage.
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It has a very highdestructivepower.
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In contrast to rain or a storm, which can be fairly easily imitated on stage, an avalanche completely engulfs the scene, unleashing adestructivepowerthat also threatens musical form.
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