environmental harm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalandharm
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk/hɑːm/us/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not unlikely that thisenvironmentalharmwas overdetermined.
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Some interesting and sometimes counter-intuitive results emerge, involving tradeoffs among economic growth,environmentalharm, and social impacts.
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In such a case, there is justification for modifying orfine-tuningthe intensity of macroeconomic policy reform, to reduceenvironmentalharm.
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Theenvironmentalharmis clearly colossal.
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In this case, the import of the offending product would cause noenvironmentalharmto the importing country's human, plant, and animal life or health.
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For example, it does not seem to cover an emergency which may cause seriousenvironmentalharm.
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The question must be: do the results indicate that sort ofenvironmentalharm?
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It found there was no evidence ofenvironmentalharm.
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I turn now to the broad definition of the environment andenvironmentalharmwhich my noble friend has raised.
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Therefore, we must ensure that theenvironmentalharmor effect upon them is kept to an absolute minimum.
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Therefore, without a free trade agreement, each country would set its environmental tax equal to the marginalenvironmentalharmin that country; but with the free trade agreement, neither does.
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At different points in the latter there are at least three operational definitions of "environmentalharm", each of them slightly different.
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As has been recognised by the industry and successive governments, it is important to minimise anyenvironmentalharmthat may be caused by quarrying.
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Normally governments pass laws and regulations to address pollution and other types ofenvironmentalharm.
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The plant is now considered as a brown field, an abandoned industrial space causingenvironmentalharm.
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It is totally unjustifiable that the ratepayer should be expected to meet the cost of neutralisingenvironmentalharmif it has been caused by another agent.
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There is no question but that there will beenvironmentalharm; the decision is based on the idea that the benefits to the motorist outweigh that harm.
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Once we take into accountenvironmentalharm, it is apparent that we exaggerate the scale of our welfare gain as measured by our gross domestic product.
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All else equal, wider political and economic inequalities tend to result in higher levels ofenvironmentalharm.
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Secondly, it does not preventenvironmentalharmfrom happening since risks are taken then assessed instead of evaluated then taken.
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Enforcing environmental laws and regulations is an important ingredient in protecting the environment and reducingenvironmentalharm.
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This is also an opportunity to provide some kind of response, keenly awaited, to the problems created by ever-increasing heavy goods traffic: traffic congestion,environmentalharm, damage to infrastructures.
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We believe the requirement to preventenvironmentalharmand the nomination of the councils as statutory consultees on applications for authorisation to be a sufficient safeguard for nature conservation.
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Any attempt to achieve such balance ought to include the extent to which tourism may prove a major cause ofenvironmentalharmagainst the prospects of long-term economic sustainability.
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Another issue ofenvironmentalharmis placing invasive or newly introduced oyster species in an unknown habitat that can cause more harm than good.
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