environmental threat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalandthreat
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk/θret/us/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, theenvironmentalthreatremains.
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Although generally adaptive, this system becomes maladaptive when the response fails to extinguish after the actualenvironmentalthreathas dissipated.
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That is the overridingenvironmentalthreat.
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Some would see such a development as anenvironmentalthreat.
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This combination, however, does not always work perfectly, as for example in the case of lead poisoning, a serious, long-term,environmentalthreatto children.
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Consequently, choosing one environmental assessment method over another becomes a complex process that often depends on whichenvironmentalthreatthe evaluators, stakeholders or policymakers wish to assess.
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Climate change is the single greatestenvironmentalthreatfacing the world today.
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Climate change is perhaps the most seriousenvironmentalthreatfacing the world today.
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Perhaps the gravestenvironmentalthreatfacing the developing world is deforestation.
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Man-made climate change is the greatestenvironmentalthreatfacing the world today.
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Climate change is arguably the greatestenvironmentalthreatfacing the planet.
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We need a massive programme of energy conservation to match the scale of theenvironmentalthreat.
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Climate change is recognised by all as a significantenvironmentalthreat.
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Predictions for future transport patterns pose possibly the biggestenvironmentalthreatthat we face.
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With respect to psychological risk factors, amalgam sensitive subjects had a self-concept of being weak and unable to tolerate stress, more cognitions ofenvironmentalthreat, and increased habitual anxiety.
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The fires at the oil refineries and storage facilities are mostly out, so theenvironmentalthreatcomes mostly from the burning wells.
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Companies' ability to write to individuals without their prior consent constitutes an invasion of privacy, a hassle, anenvironmentalthreatand, sometimes, just plain fraud.
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Industry stakeholders are now much more aware of theenvironmentalthreatposed by these gases, and they are actively pursuing a strategy of emission reduction.
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The size and importance of an organisation depend on historical factors rather than on any attempt to assess theenvironmentalthreat.
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We must play our full part in alleviating those problems and helping others to pay greater heed to theenvironmentalthreat.
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They will not shrink from the evidence, and they will continue to co-operate fully across national frontiers where theenvironmentalthreatis international.
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Unsafe ships and the high casualty rate have significance far beyond that of loss of life, seriousenvironmentalthreatand so on.
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The forest of junipers as a whole has been under long-termenvironmentalthreat.
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When containers are dropped, they immediately become anenvironmentalthreattermed marine debris.
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It is a seriousenvironmentalthreatand not only is it a problem, but we are actually subsidising that sector, which is making the situation very much worse.
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