noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the destruction of a habitat
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It is in south Texas that the destruction of the bird’s habitat has been most alarming.
the destruction of the environment
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Logging has led to the destruction of the natural environment.
weapons of mass destruction
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
complete
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Electric installations were smashed with sledgehammers and then switched on melting connexions in complete destruction .
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This had the effect of breaking down the structure of the pellets, and repetition caused the complete destruction of the pellet.
environmental
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The killing, which occurred in 1988, was met with worldwide outrage and focused attention on environmental destruction of the Amazon.
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Yet in the age of unprecedented environmental destruction an awkward question nags at us.
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They are already threatened with environmental destruction , since 88 % of their original vegetation has been destroyed.
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The downside was inefficiency, corruption and environmental destruction .
final
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The final destruction of the road's equilibrium took place when it was given over to high speed travel by car.
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They are all watching the final destruction of his cronies-the crooked Clintons.
great
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Instead, they issued the Potsdam Declaration, calling again for unconditional surrender on pain of great destruction .
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In Shakespearian tragedy, hypocrisy is not only a poison in itself but the cause of ever greater destruction .
mass
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Has there been an improvement in stopping smuggling and building weapons of mass destruction ?
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In July 1834, rioting against abolitionists in New York City resulted in mass destruction of the black section.
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Inevitably, worldwide control over the use of weapons of mass destruction will create new political and military dangers.
total
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The Second Period established that right, it is the Third Period which has provided the near total destruction of it.
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The world came close to total destruction over a matter of prestige.
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These all suffered damage, in the Second World War, varying from partial to almost total destruction .
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In any populated area, such a wave would cause total destruction .
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What was it that had been condemned to this total destruction ?
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The factory rapidly expanded and this led to the almost total destruction of the remaining parts of the Bishop's Palace.
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Only its solidity and quality of construction saved it from total destruction .
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But in the early 1970s it was in danger of total destruction .
wanton
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The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, took a tough line, saying that he would not tolerate wanton destruction and violence.
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As stated in the supplement, the heritage erosion is due to ignorance, and not wanton destruction .
wholesale
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While the threat of wholesale destruction failed to materialize, the cathedrals were turned over to a variety of secular uses.
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Single-handed he did his best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the big houses in Spital Square.
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For the scenes of wholesale death and destruction were staged during filming of the big new film about the Guildford Four.
widespread
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Unfortunately, the snail spread across the island and caused widespread destruction to crops.
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This reaction was based on the understanding that atomic bombs cause widespread death and destruction and extreme human suffering.
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They believe this action must be taken to prevent widespread destruction of wildlife habitats.
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The widespread destruction and looting carried out by the soldiers further damaged the image of the new government.
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However, the view is widespread that the destruction of food is politically unacceptable.
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forest
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We can make some progress, but all we can do is hold back the forest destruction .
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Entire tribes have disappeared as a result of forest destruction .
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Similar estimates derive from observed forest destruction , scaled from the uprooting of trees in nuclear weapons tests.
ozone
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The situation is exacerbated by unusually low levels of nitrogen oxides, which inhibit ozone destruction .
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A worldwide agreement reached more than 10 years ago banned the long-lived chemicals responsible for ozone destruction .
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As winds sweep these chemical pockets into middle latitudes they encounter sunlight and trigger rapid ozone destruction .
■ VERB
bring
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The rush to a market economy is not enough: all that will bring is the destruction of the old system.
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However, this revelation did not bring about the destruction of Euclidean geometry, it simply added to it.
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But she can also bring about his destruction .
cause
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Unfortunately, the snail spread across the island and caused widespread destruction to crops.
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It is caused by excessive destruction of erythrocytes at a rate that exceeds the conjugating ability of the liver.
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Mercifully, it did not cause the death and destruction intended.
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In any populated area, such a wave would cause total destruction .
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The investigators found no evidence of a defect or malfunction that could have caused the destruction of the aircraft.
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If the disorder is allowed to progress, the continued backflow of bile will cause parenchymal cell destruction .
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Lava has been erupting from Unzen since mid-1991, causing much death and destruction in the process.
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This reaction was based on the understanding that atomic bombs cause widespread death and destruction and extreme human suffering.
involve
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Since excavation involves destruction of much of the evidence, it is an unrepeatable exercise.
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It can also involve destruction of furniture, hitting people, hurting themselves, and screaming for half an hour or more.
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Did the table and chair in your home involve rainforest destruction ?
lead
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Yet this love, so compelling, so fascinating as it grew despite everything, had been leading to destruction .
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He had imagined that their weakness and fearfulness had led them to destruction .
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Marx believed that the basic contradictions contained in a capitalist economic system would lead to its eventual destruction .
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This immune response leads to the destruction of the beta cells that make insulin.
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Former Attorney General Lord Rawlinson said the reforms would lead to the destruction of the independent bar.
prevent
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The fire was brought under control, preventing further destruction in a neighbouring classroom.
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Seismologists said the quake appeared to have been rooted about 30 miles underground, deep enough to prevent catastrophic destruction .
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It would prevent the destruction of rain forests and save our climate.
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In other words, they can not prevent the destruction of Trantor no matter what they do.
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Single-handed he did his best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the big houses in Spital Square.
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What do you believe governments, given the resources, should be doing to prevent this destruction and sale of looted antiquities?
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It was not until 1913 that powers were provided to compulsorily prevent the damage or destruction of monuments.
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They believe this action must be taken to prevent widespread destruction of wildlife habitats.
result
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It will result in the destruction of Camley street natural park, which is used by thousands of local school children.
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In July 1834, rioting against abolitionists in New York City resulted in mass destruction of the black section.
save
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She soon became very drunk and forgot about mankind, so they were saved from destruction .
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One, indeed, after men had been created, saved them from destruction .
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For all that it remains an object which can not move itself or save itself from destruction .
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In the first instance, he was saved by the fortuitous destruction of his papers in an Allied bombing raid.
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The Mir space station has failed to attract enough would-be visitors to save itself from destruction .
test
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Eden was tested to destruction by the Suez crisis.
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It makes no sense to test it to destruction .
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Although deliberately designed to test the market to destruction , the results shocked the participants and the Department of Health.
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Better that its belief should not, come next month, be tested to destruction .
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It boils down to seven assertions, all of which must be tested to destruction .
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With the re-emergence of such Malthusian conflicts, international cooperation may be tested to destruction .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth)
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And they wreak havoc with the goal of raising revenue efficiently.
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But we all know that a moment's overload, may wreak havoc.
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Did they hire a private eye to wreak havoc on the life of the harasser?
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Since elk can also wreak havoc in cropland and forestry plantations, a record 70,000 animals are being culled this hunting season.
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The goat, being a goat, wreaks havoc, and the tenant grows desperate.
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The storm wreaked havoc on trains and highways, making it unlikely thousands of investors and traders will arrive at work.
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This is a critical feature on such an instrument, as a badly cut nut here would wreak havoc on playability.
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Unassimilated, they might one day wreak havoc in her life.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The destruction of forests for timber, fuel, and charcoal increased during the 18th century.
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The president flew in to look at the destruction caused by the earthquake.
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The war caused widespread death and destruction .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Every April, hordes of noisy invaders descend upon this otherwise peaceful town of 60, 000 and proceed to spread destruction .
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In this sense such systems contain the seeds of their own destruction .
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Indirect evidence of mounting demographic pressure is also provided by the steady destruction of the forests.
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Perhaps the order of the destruction of Ixora's men was random; logic was not the doctor's strong suit.
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The death and destruction had torn apart families whose political loyalties had also been divided in what was essentially a civil war.
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These are the colour changes in Tamburlaine's army on the three days before the destruction of Damascus.
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What came instead were world wars, a Great Depression, a Holocaust, and threats of nuclear destruction .
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Whether versions of destruction are to take place within or without the industrial enterprise, the political implications are obvious.