adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dangerous/hazardous/harmful substance
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Using chemicals or othe hazardous substances at work can put people's health at risk.
be harmful to the environment
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Emissions from cars are harmful to the environment.
dangerous/harmful
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Many cleaning products contain chemicals that can be harmful.
harmful emissions (= likely to cause harm to people or the environment )
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The law is designed to limit harmful emissions.
harmful/damaging (= causing harm or damage to something or someone )
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the harmful effects of drinking too much alcohol
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Some of the effects can be quite damaging.
harmful/serious/adverse etc side effect
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a natural remedy with no harmful side effects
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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The mushrooms themselves are only as harmful as most other hallucinogens.
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His resistance to her demand will be as harmful as compliance, but her misery commands his sympathy.
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Remember, too much could be just as harmful as too little.
more
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There has also been a great deal of adulation which is perhaps even more harmful for it generates mysticism.
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Tobacco and alcohol are far more harmful than the so-called hard drugs, heroin and cocaine.
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Computers and photocopiers are more harmful than tobacco?
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Some biologists suspect that these pulse-modulated radiations may be more harmful than unperturbed waves.
most
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The most harmful type are saturated animal fats, found in meat and dairy products.
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Tampering with the seam is much the most harmful form of ball vandalism.
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The experience was likely to be most harmful between six months and three years of age.
potentially
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These kinds of exemptions were regarded as potentially harmful by organizations such as the Royal Town Planning Institute.
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And the child accidentally receives a greater and potentially harmful dosage of pain reliever.
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The creation of the Premier League is therefore irrelevant and potentially harmful .
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They admit the treatment for changing the color of your skin is potentially harmful and not very effective.
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This is not to say that lower gliadin doses are not potentially harmful to coeliac disease subjects.
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When Delaney offered his amendment, scientists could identify traces of potentially harmful substances down to a level of parts per million.
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The intact skin acts as a barrier between the internal and the external environment which contains many potentially harmful agents.
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The tyres contain only low levels of carbon and no dioxins; potentially harmful products of burning tyres are to be recycled.
■ NOUN
bacteria
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Other plants sown with the reeds absorb heavy metals and harmful bacteria .
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Thorough cooking kills harmful bacteria , so be sure ground meat and poultry are cooked to the well-done stage.
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Ridding his stables of a harmful bacteria cocktail has been a long and costly process for Berwickshire trainer James Adam.
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More than a decade ago the National Academy of Sciences recommended that new technology be used to target harmful bacteria .
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Two separate surveys found that many prepacked sandwiches were being stored at dangerously high temperatures, causing the spread of harmful bacteria .
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Other chips may detect the presence of moulds or harmful bacteria .
consequence
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Knowledge about the harmful consequences of smoking could be maintained in a low key manner through the school curriculum.
effect
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The self-interest behind such measures and the harmful effects in Third World countries are plain for all to see.
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Initially there were concerns about the possibly harmful effects of athletics and exercise.
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There are risks involved in vaccinations, and the vaccination itself may have harmful effects , especially if incorrectly given.
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These harmful effects can also be exacerbated by the adoption of increased protectionist measures by trading blocs against non-bloc countries.
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Additionally, rapid repetition of the experiment allows the production of abdominal movies without any harmful effects to the subjects.
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Discussions about drugs' harmful effects were one thing, but McGrath was sick with heroin.
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Has anyone considered the harmful effects of these plants or their sap on aquatic life?
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Nor can we discount the possibility that some factor in the diet itself has harmful effects .
side
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This also made it easier to note any harmful side effects of medication and ensure compliance with treatment.
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There is no sound evidence of Ginseng inducing harmful side effects.
substance
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So when it's added to harmful substances , it makes them unpalatable.
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When Delaney offered his amendment, scientists could identify traces of potentially harmful substances down to a level of parts per million.
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Use aquarium gravel, as it should not leach harmful substances into the water.
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Bogwood is semi-fossilised, and should not contain harmful substances , but it may stain the water dark brown.
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Accidents, both from injuries or harmful substances entering the eye, can cause scarring and ulceration.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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80% of Americans think that television is harmful to society and especially to children.
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As yet there is no proof that genetically modified foods are harmful to humans.
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Doctors have warned against the harmful effects of smoking.
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Many of the products that we have around our homes are harmful if swallowed.
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Pushing kids so hard from such an early age is likely to have some harmful results.
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Scientists have recommended that new technology be used to target harmful bacteria.
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Scientists tend to agree that most diets don't work and can be harmful .
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The destruction of the ozone layer will have a very harmful effect on the environment.
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The new air pollution controls are designed to limit harmful emissions from industry and motor vehicles.
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The protests were aimed at ending the dumping of harmful industrial waste at sea.
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The sun's rays can be very harmful to the skin.
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You should always use sunscreen to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If one is inherently harmful , so is the other.
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Is it a harmful geographic stereotype to suggest that southerners are a little bit poky?
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Residents living in the Jennyfields area of Harrogate were warned that the pills could prove harmful if taken by children.
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The cilia in the respiratory tract hasten the exit from the body of possibly harmful foreign material.
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The creation of the Premier League is therefore irrelevant and potentially harmful .
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The problem is, what is good to eat and what is harmful ?
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Thorough cooking kills harmful bacteria, so be sure ground meat and poultry are cooked to the well-done stage.
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Yet medicine is not a precise science and some treatments recommended, though they benefit most casualties, may occasionally be harmful .