significant loss
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandloss
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsignificant loss
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Thresholds could not be equated across zygosity or gender withoutsignificantlossof fit.
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This allows the run time of the program to decrease withoutsignificantlossof system responsiveness.
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Together, these results suggest that asignificantlossin parent-child interaction begins at the birth of the third child.
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Asignificantlossin hearing (denoted by the interviewer having to shout during the interview) was also significantly associated with higher social care costs.
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The second, if these results are indeed representative, is unequal segregation but withoutsignificantlossor gain of chromosomes.
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This means the number of paths can be chosen from a relatively wide range without asignificantlossof performance.
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There would be asignificantlossof liberty, and legal sanctions would be applied in a myriad of cases in which sanctions are ultimately unjustifiable.
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After suffering asignificantlossof support in the 1974 elections, the military leadership began a gradual process of political liberalisation.
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The court did not find this argument persuasive, in spite of thesignificantlossto the land owner.
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The latter may be desiccated to low moisture contents withoutsignificantlossin viability and are thus able to tolerate freezing temperatures.
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Significantlossof motor function is unusual during the course of a migraine attack.
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In addition, collective decision-making involves asignificantlossof control for individual state executives.
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Cutbacks in financial resources do not necessarily entail asignificantlossof political power.
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The proposed method is designed for a fast and reliable recognition of an environment withoutsignificantlossof accuracy or information.
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This indicated asignificantlossof larger males, which continued through to the spring.
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They must endure the fairly substantial amount of pain, suffering, difficulty, significant disappointment, distress, andsignificantlossthat occur within the typical life.
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Disrupting that plan meant asignificantlossto the public that outweighed the loss to the owner.
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Above this optimum, there was a slight butsignificantlossin germination performance of the primed seeds.
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Treatment of oocytes to remove the zona pellucida did not result in anysignificantlossof fluorescence (not shown).
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For luxury nightclubs, this meant asignificantlossof clientele.
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