needless death
collocation in Englishmeaningsofneedlessanddeath
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needless
adjective
uk/ˈniːd.ləs/us/ˈniːd.ləs/
completely ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk/deθ/us/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofneedlessanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I believe there should also be the imposition by the courts of long terms of imprisonment for dangerous driving which leads toneedlessdeath.
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In the year 1931, in this country, there were 6,000 fresh cases of milk tubercle, and there were 2,600 deaths—a perfectlyneedlessdeathrate.
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Exposure to asbestos is causing too much suffering andneedlessdeath.
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The effect on the home of a sudden andneedlessdeathor serious injury cannot be fully realised.
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I make no apologies for being emotional over theneedlessdeathof our young people.
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I refer to the terrible,needlessdeathof people from fire and from gas poisoning, and to the squalor and utterly disgraceful conditions in which people are forced to live.
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We thought that it was aneedlessdeath, which should not have occurred had safety been up to the standard that we were told it was.
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We have all witnessed, albeit through television and media reports, the needless deaths of 500,000 people.
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They should introduce a new crime of corporate manslaughter to reduce the needless deaths that result from wilfully negligent employers.
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The desire to save money has led to bad security arrangements in many establishments and perhaps resulted in needless deaths.
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Needless deaths have occurred that might have been avoided.
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The problems that lie behind the stark statistics and the needless deaths go much wider than the law.
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The increasingly bitter political stalemate has resulted in four needless deaths.
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Surely we cannot condone the needless deaths of those women?
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Those are needless deaths caused by an industry that hides the truth from consumers.
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Does he not further agree that the guarding of cesspits which have been completed and those under construction is urgently needed to prevent these needless deaths?
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We are all committed to ensuring that smoking is reduced, that there are proper controls over advertising, and that needless deaths are avoided at all costs.
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Such enforcement could prevent needless deaths.
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We all think of these four, wonderful women now who died needless deaths.
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