disaster scenario

collocation in English

meaningsofdisasterandscenario

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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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scenario
noun[C]
uk
/sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/us
/səˈner.i.oʊ/
a description of possible actions or events in ...
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(Definition ofdisasterandscenariofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is painting adisasterscenariowhile ignoring those ports that have already privatised.
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Thedisasterscenariothat he painted of a port just closing down and ignoring its customers has failed to happen.
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First, it does not describe an impendingdisasterscenario, but shows only trends.
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This ice-nine -likedisasterscenariois as follows: one strangelet hits a nucleus, catalyzing its immediate conversion to strange matter.
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There are often disaster scenarios that link the spread of some tropical diseases and their mutations to global warming.
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We should not only test technology and geography, but also the entire safety culture and preparedness to respond to multifaceted disaster scenarios.
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It is right for central banks to consider all potential future risks to ensure that our society and our economy can function even in such disaster scenarios.
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Each functional area of the organization is analyzed to determine the potential consequence and impact associated with several disaster scenarios.
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An entire exercise may be designed to address a single or multiple disaster scenarios with the anticipated disaster relief and recovery operations.
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These robots are very important in disaster scenarios and are hopefully taking a change for the better.
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This will be helpful in many disaster scenarios.
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This situation is made even more complex when reliability and disaster scenarios come into play, as backup resources must be made available at each layer in the hierarchy.
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