extensive damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextensiveanddamage
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extensive
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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In transmission electron microscopy,extensivedamagewas observed in the cytoplasm of drugtreated parasites.
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Extensivedamageis caused by skin-parasitizing parasitic copepods such as sea lice and these do elicit a stress response.
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The frequency of trees with 'extensivedamage' also increased, especially in the 0.5-1 m height class.
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Extensivedamagewas caused to the premises.
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Extensivedamagewas caused to nearby property.
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Extensivedamagewas also done to property.
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Extensivedamagewas caused in the stokehold.
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Exceptional weather conditions causedextensivedamageto overhead electricity lines.
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There wasextensivedamageand 12,000 books were destroyed.
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There has beenextensivedamageto the station ticket hall.
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Extensivedamagewas done to homes, furnishings and personal belongings.
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The subsequent explosion causedextensivedamageto the premises.
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Extensivedamagewas caused to business and industrial premises.
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They have also claimedextensivedamageto non-military sites.
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There is alsoextensivedamageto street roads, drains, etc.
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They can doextensivedamageto broadleaved trees.
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Extensivedamagewas done to communications and power supplies.
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Alternatively, cognitive strategies that engage undamaged areas might be preferable in cases where there isextensivedamageto the normal system.
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All visual aberrations from normal seedling development were regarded as damage, whereas onlyextensivedamage(causing malformations of the seedling) was considered as seedling abnormality.
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Another aim of the present analysis is, therefore, to investigate whether moreextensivedamageto crops and domestic animals increases illegal hunting.
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In the feeding test larvae were presented with all plant species simultaneously and damage was assessed on a scale of 0 = no damage, to 5 =extensivedamage.
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All visual aberrations from normal seedling development were regarded as damage, whereas onlyextensivedamageleading to malformations of the seedling was considered as seedling abnormality.
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The infrastructure sufferedextensivedamage.
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The fire causedextensivedamage.
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There has also beenextensivedamageto houses and crops in the region.
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