economic damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicanddamage
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofeconomicanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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When feeding occurs on young conifer transplants, this weevil causes significanteconomicdamage.
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Firstly, alien insects causingeconomicdamageare more likely and more rapidly discovered than insects that are economically harmless.
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Formation of biofilms in plant of the food and pharmaceutical industries causes product contamination and concomitant large-scaleeconomicdamage.
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Airlines have suffered hugeeconomicdamage.
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That would cause us graveeconomicdamage.
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When iseconomicdamagea gain?
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It is a major source ofeconomicdamage, both as a pest of living trees and as a species that attacks built structures.
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Considerable aggregateeconomicdamagewill flow from that action.
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They can be removed only ifeconomicdamageis proved.
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Those animals cause considerableeconomicdamageto our agricultural industry.
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On the other hand, he is doingeconomicdamage.
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I believe that it would have caused graveeconomicdamage.
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Theeconomicdamagewill be with us for many years.
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They were carefully targeted to inflict very seriouseconomicdamage.
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Furthermore, he and others were, in my view, correct to mentioneconomicdamageand to stress that it should be "serious"economicdamage.
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Theeconomicdamageto the country is, of course, considerable and cumulative.
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Fourthly, theeconomicdamagewhich would be done to these areas would be great.
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It seems to be implicit that noeconomicdamagecan be done to such areas.
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By so doing it is possible to do a great deal ofeconomicdamage.
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It is an area which could cause immenseeconomicdamageto the world in the future.
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Instead, they concentrate on more practical points:economicdamage, unrealistic targets and possible social injustice.
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The incident took a heavy toll and theeconomicdamagewas immense.
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The regions that have sustained long-termeconomicdamageare particularly grateful for this solidarity.
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The enormouseconomicdamagecaused has not and may never be quantified.
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It is also clear that severeeconomicdamagehas been done to those towns.
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