occasional outbreaks

collocation in English

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occasional
adjective
uk
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/us
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/
not happening or done often ...
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outbreak
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.breɪk/us
/ˈaʊt.breɪk/
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous ...
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Phrases like "mainly dry", and "occasional outbreaks of rain which may be prolonged and heavy in certain areas" evade the issue and cannot be wrong.
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But we want something more than sullen submission with occasional outbreaks on one side; something better than arrogant repression on the other.
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Most areas will be cloudy with occasional outbreaks of slight to moderate rain.
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No system can prevent occasional outbreaks of disturbance in various places which produce that situation for a day or so.
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These young people certainly have no complaint of poverty-stricken or drab surroundings, and yet we are quite prepared to excuse their occasional outbreaks of high spirits.
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Other types cause sporadic infection and occasional outbreaks; for example, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is associated with adenovirus serotypes 8, 19, and 37.
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The country suffered occasional outbreaks of acute diseases (such as plague in 1994).
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Threats include habitat loss, vehicle strikes, poisoning, feral dogs, illegal poaching, and occasional outbreaks of feline leukemia.
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There have been occasional outbreaks of violence.
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There are occasional outbreaks of religious conflict.
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