adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a damaging/crippling strike (= having a bad effect on an industry )
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The company now faces the prospect of a crippling strike.
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.
negative/damaging (= having a bad effect )
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The expansion of the airport would have a negative impact on the environment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Avoid too much exposure to damaging ultraviolet light.
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His career had been ruined by the sensational and damaging stories that appeared in the popular press.
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The British beef crisis was damaging to the livelihoods of thousands of people in the industry.
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The publicity that followed the scandal has been extremely damaging .
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The recent court cases have been very damaging to the public image of the medical profession.
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Up to 1500 patients suffered damaging side-effects after taking the drug.
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We can't risk any damaging scandals just before a Presidential election.
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Wearing sunscreen can minimize the damaging effects of sunlight.
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X-rays can be extremely damaging to living cells.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A spill would be especially damaging since equipment normally used for containment could not operate in such shallow waters.
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A spokeswoman for the charity said today that the bogus collections could have damaging repercussions.
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Any threat to this monastic system would clearly be material for damaging propaganda.
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It is sudden sharp bursts of sun which are most damaging .
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Its effect was particularly damaging in relation to the recurrent tragedies of death in childhood, which are examined in the next chapter.
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More recently the focus has been on literature which might be thought of as racially damaging .