DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
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meanings of destructive and earthquake
destructive
adjective
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/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
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/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/
earthquake
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/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us
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/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing ...
Examples of destructive earthquake
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Following a destructive earthquake, even the ceremony of rescue is morally and politically charged, as rescuers fight not against 'nature' but against the twisted ruins of their own design failures.
In 1481 a destructive earthquake struck the island causing severe damages to the houses and the fortification and about 30,000 casualties.
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This area was the scene of a destructive earthquake in 1912.
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Construction in the city centre stagnated during this period of decentralisation, expedited by a destructive earthquake in 1989.
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Destructive earthquake sequences in this region usually consist of several earthquakes exceeding a magnitude of 6.5 and with their epicentres located on north-south trending faults.
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The present faade of pink cotto was completed only in the 19th century, after a destructive earthquake in 1822.
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The epicenter of the destructive earthquake was only two miles away resulting in the campus suffering heavy damage to many buildings and the collapse of a parking structure.
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After three destructive earthquakes in 1926, 1930, and 1935, the museum nearly collapsed.
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Two destructive earthquakes occurred in 1903 and 1914.
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Destructive earthquakes are common and have destroyed earlier churches all throughout the country.
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Two major destructive earthquakes struck the castle in 1837 and 1927.
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High levels of seismic activity have been registered in the region; historically, it has been home to many destructive earthquakes.
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Destructive earthquakes, often resulting in tsunami, occur several times each century.
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Destructive earthquakes, often resulting in tsunamis, occur several times a century.
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Destructive earthquakes, massive tsunami and dramatic climate changes wreak havoc around the globe, isolating continents and driving the human race into chaos.
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Destructive earthquakes occur several times a century.
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