significant disruption

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantanddisruption

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significant
adjective
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/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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disruption
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or ...
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(Definition ofsignificantanddisruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsignificant disruption

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Further, disturbances on this strike are known which showsignificantdisruptionof the ground without any recorded dip-slip.
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Disruption in any one part of the system can result insignificantdisruptionacross the whole network.
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Verysignificantdisruptionof the road network ensued.
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The work is causingsignificantdisruption, noise and pollution.
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Most teens recognize that they become, at a minimum, more irritable on days after asignificantdisruptionin their sleep routine.
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The authority has the power to causesignificantdisruptionto a company's business.
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Ives about the localised but oftensignificantdisruptionthat such development can cause.
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However, in the short term the reorganisation is causingsignificantdisruptionto our service.
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This can causesignificantdisruptionto clients.
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These shutdowns led to massive furloughs andsignificantdisruption.
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We have had no reports ofsignificantdisruptioncaused by teacher action in the context of the current pay dispute.
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We have no reports ofsignificantdisruptionto the preparations for the introduction of the general certificate of secondary education.
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It would causesignificantdisruptionat a time when alternative forms of provision are still in their infancy.
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Many could have lived in their existing homes for many years and the move could entailsignificantdisruption.
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In some instances the supporters —0this does not apply to every game—causesignificantdisruption, violence and other associated hooligan activities.
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As a result, there has been nosignificantdisruptionthrough labour relations problems in either yard since the change took place.
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A spiritual crisis may causesignificantdisruptionin psychological, social and occupational functioning.
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Some homes lost power during, but the cuts did not causesignificantdisruption.
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That might involve local newspapers or other avenues, but some information should be provided two or three weeks in advance if street works will causesignificantdisruption.
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Each of the two factors can createsignificantdisruptionto people's daily lives and affect people's health.
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We have also ensured that separation of a block can be achieved only where services are separate or where the separation of services does not result insignificantdisruption.
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Besides generic concerns of size, contagion of depositor panic and bank distress, regulators feared thesignificantdisruptionof national payment and settlement systems.
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The gyrus was added to the fort during its second period of occupation and its construction causedsignificantdisruptionto the fort.
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Flooding is imminent and could pose a risk to life and causesignificantdisruptionto essential services, such as water and electricity supplies.
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This fueled currency speculation (e.g., redeeming banknotes for silver coin which was then sold at a premium as bullion), and createdsignificantdisruptionacross businesses and trade.
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