The ~ of time, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ~ of a cold, wet climate.
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The ~ of time, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have.
...a hi-tech grass pitch that can survive the ~ of a cold, wet climate.
N-PLURAL: usu the N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012