economic disruption

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicanddisruption

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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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 ofeconomicanddisruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is almost completeeconomicdisruption.
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There is also majoreconomicdisruptionat the factory level.
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How is the scale ofeconomicdisruptionto be determined?
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It causes immense social andeconomicdisruptionas well as physical damage to liver, brain and other tissues as well as psychoses.
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That being the case, what is regarded as a seriouseconomicdisruptionremains subject to interpretation.
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Theeconomicdisruptionhad been far greater than had been realised.
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Apart from theeconomicdisruption, there is the senseless brutality of it all.
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Not least it obviously involves the risk of furthereconomicdisruption.
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We have also been conscious of the possibility ofeconomicdisruption.
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The imperative of averting furthereconomicdisruptionafter the strike waves of the late 1980s means that this explanatory factor is consistent with the rational development logic mentioned above.
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It would be unwise, in such circumstances of worldeconomicdisruptionas we are now faced with, to have any rigid or final plan.
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If we do not solve the problems which we are now facing we may have to face unemployment andeconomicdisruption.
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I shall not go into the political background of theeconomicdisruptionthat subsequently burst on the country and on the industry.
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The interrelated contraction, bank panic and falling stock market resulted in significanteconomicdisruption.
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It is also necessary that the plan should have, at least, the tacit approval of fishermen and this will require action to minimise the level ofeconomicdisruption.
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The medieval authorities did their best to respond in an organised fashion, but theeconomicdisruptionwas immense.
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It was reluctant, however, to release the remaining fixed prices because of potential political andeconomicdisruption.
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Measures to prevent unemployment or othereconomicdisruptioninclude using local coal or coal derivatives to comply with implementation requirements.
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If we cannot achieve this aim by agreement among the main oil-consuming countries, then an intensification of theeconomicdisruptionwe had last year is inevitable: it will occur again.
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A general strike is a strike involving workers across multiple trades or industries that involves enough workers to cause seriouseconomicdisruption.
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The decade was intended to reduce, through concerted international action, especially in developing countries, loss of life, poverty damage and social andeconomicdisruptioncaused by natural disasters.
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While prices would necessarily adjust to the supply of gold, the process may involve considerableeconomicdisruption, as was experienced during earlier attempts to maintain gold standards.
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Today, most governments relatively limit interventions in demand management to tackling short-term crises, and rely on policies like independent central banks and fiscal policy rules to prevent long-runeconomicdisruption.
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But warning of an earthquake that does not occur also incurs a cost: not only the cost of the emergency measures themselves, but of major civil andeconomicdisruption.
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