noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an outbreak of a disease (= when a disease appears in a number of people or animals )
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There has been an outbreak of the disease in Wales.
an outbreak of unrest
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Troops usually respond to outbreaks of unrest with force.
an outbreak of violence
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There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.
outbreaks of rain (= short periods of rain – used in weather forecasts )
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Outbreaks of rain will spread across northern parts.
the outbreak of war (= the time when a war starts )
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A week after the outbreak of war, he enlisted in the army.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
further
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Chemicals in the paint render the rust inert and help to discourage further outbreaks .
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Henry held Richard responsible for this further outbreak , which was in flagrant defiance of his recent ban.
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She also said that the Department would re-investigate the situation if evidence arose of a further outbreak of the gizzard worm infection.
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For the next 150 years there were further outbreaks every decade or so.
ill
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Voice over It's now believed the worst of the outbreak is over and some birds are getting over the disease.
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It is the worst outbreak ever recorded in the country, and possibly the world.
large
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Now there are three large areas where outbreaks are intensifying and spreading.
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Nevertheless, the potential for a large urban yellow-fever outbreak in Santa Cruz remains beyond doubt.
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Isolation of affected cases must be very rigorously followed, or you will end up with a large outbreak on your hands.
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It only needs one horse to come to a stud or livery yard premises incubating the disease to start a large outbreak .
late
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The latest outbreak of violence in London, he claimed, was only a foretaste of what might happen.
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The consequences have been made evident by the course of the latest outbreak of foot and mouth.
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The measures to contain this latest outbreak are drastic and require a reversal of our attitudes towards the countryside.
new
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Like new outbreaks of flame in a forest fire, fresh worries flared in his mind.
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What lay behind this new outbreak ?
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A new outbreak of smallpox occurred early in 1928.
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Most cases are in the tropics, with a new outbreak in the states of the former Soviet Union.
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Two sizeable works had gone in under two hours, although it was forty-eight hours before new outbreaks ceased.
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Many are forced to move several times to escape new outbreaks of violence.
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But a complete withdrawal could trigger a new outbreak of fighting.
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Loyalist paramilitaries yesterday threatened a new outbreak of bloodshed in republican areas of Northern Ireland.
recent
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The most recent outbreak is particularly alarming because of the number of cases.
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The recent outbreak may have been associated with weather conditions, especially a protracted drought followed by occasional heavy rains.
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The relatively recent outbreak of street violence and protests largely reflect the frustration of young people unable to find jobs.
serious
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A fairly serious outbreak occurred in 1928 at the workhouse.
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Beware of some proprietary brands - most are for preventative use and will have little effect against serious outbreaks of parasites.
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In December 1980, there was a serious outbreak of rioting by religious fanatics in the northern city of Kano.
■ NOUN
mouth
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The office for national statistics blamed the drop on the foot and mouth outbreak .
■ VERB
control
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Ministry of Agriculture officials held an emergency meeting in London to decide how to control the outbreak .
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The only effective means of controlling outbreaks of this disease are mass vaccination campaigns.
fight
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But a complete withdrawal could trigger a new outbreak of fighting .
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Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors.
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Such an act of statesmanship appears the only way to avoid an outbreak of fighting between the two giants of the Commonwealth.
lead
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They are responsible for promoting the industrialisation of agriculture which has led to the current outbreak .
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Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors.
occur
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This has eliminated the fly problem, and is the strategy that would be used immediately if a fly outbreak occurred again.
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Each of the three also has plans in place for notifying the public should an outbreak occur .
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A new outbreak of smallpox occurred early in 1928.
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His was the first strawberry-related death reported since the outbreak occurred .
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Yet no Aids outbreaks occurred in such places-places in which causes of death were well recorded.
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He said the scientists saved the Yanomami from an outbreak that had occurred just before they arrived.
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Owing to the difficult political and economic situation faced by ex-USSR nations, such outbreaks may occur again.
prevent
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Before the arrival of the deadline, police searched the camp for weapons to prevent outbreaks of violence.
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Lack of surveillance and limited availability of appropriate diagnostic tests interfere with public health efforts to prevent and control outbreaks .
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On the following day there were further protests but a heavy police presence prevented renewed outbreaks of serious fighting.
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Idealism was deeply discredited by the failure to prevent the outbreak of the Second World War.
report
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All beekeepers have been urged to inspect their hives and report suspected outbreaks .
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His was the first strawberry-related death reported since the outbreak occurred.
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Vets have been authorised to slaughter on suspicion, to speed up the killing once farmers have reported a possible outbreak .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Doctors are very concerned about an outbreak of tuberculosis in an East London School.
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The system started to operate in late 1914, a few months after the outbreak of war in Europe.
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There's been an outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel.
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Thousands of people died as the result of this latest cholera outbreak .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By 1946 the worst epidemic of poliomyelitis since the 1916 outbreak gripped the United States.
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Henry held Richard responsible for this further outbreak , which was in flagrant defiance of his recent ban.
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In fact, Washington gave the military in Hawaii plenty of warning about the imminent outbreak of hostilities.
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In the last great outbreak in 1911, 32,000 infants died of diarrhoea and the infant mortality rate climbed to 130.
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In the years after the first outbreak in the United States, polio was given little attention.
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The relatively recent outbreak of street violence and protests largely reflect the frustration of young people unable to find jobs.
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Then there was a spread of relief, an outbreak of joy, a contagion of exuberance.
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This preparatory work was practically complete at the outbreak of war and authority was given a few days before for completion.