significant casualty

collocation in English

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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casualty
noun
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/us
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/
a person injured or killed in a serious accident ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandcasualtyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Deregulation has also had its effect on passenger confidence in the public transport system, which has been asignificantcasualty.
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Of course, it will take time to implement, but does that mean that we should never start, even if we can show that it would bringsignificantcasualtyreduction benefits?
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As expected, the provision did not have anysignificantcasualtyreduction effect on child casualties in the rear seats, where most children sit and where most are injured.
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Schemes are eligible for transport supplementary grant if they have asignificantcasualtyreduction potential and can therefore be considered to be a local safety scheme.
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We do not know with any certainty the precise nature of the incident, but it is clear that there may have been significant casualties.
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Austrian troops encountered stiff resistance and suffered significant casualties.
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The test engineers managed to exit the aircraft so there were no significant casualties.
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This could be repeated several times, causing significant casualties and, ideally, enticing the enemy into a premature and disorganised charge.
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The 2/28th suffered significant casualties and vehicle losses in its advance, but achieved its objective.
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Although neither fort suffered significant casualties or damage, the bombardment was sufficient to reveal the vulnerability of each to fire from the rear.
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The fighting ended when darkness set in, with significant casualties on both sides.
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There were significant casualties on both sides during the battle.
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The company managed to consolidate in their new position, but sustained significant casualties.
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The attackers were reported to have suffered significant casualties.
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However, the 5th and 27th held their ground and were able to retreat in good order having inflicted significant casualties on the advancing enemy.
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There were no significant casualties on either side.
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Ships of every race engage the defense platforms, destroying many but taking significant casualties.
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As the name suggests, harassing fire is undertaken as an extreme form of nuisance without a major effort to produce significant casualties or to support a larger attack.
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Smith's leading forces charged up the hill to drive them off, but the colonists did not withdraw, inflicting significant casualties on the attackers.
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