devastating impact

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• impact — 01. Changes in the American economy generally have a serious [impact] on the economy in Mexico. 02. The downturn in the European economy is sure to have an [impact] on the American economy as well. 03. Georgina made an [impact] within her first… …   Grammatical examples in English

• devastating — dev|a|stat|ing [ˈdevəsteıtıŋ] adj 1.) badly damaging or destroying something devastating effect/impact ▪ Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest. devastating results/consequences ▪ The oil spill has had devastating consequences for local …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• impact — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect/impression ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, great, high, huge, important, main, major …   Collocations dictionary

• impact — I UK [ˈɪmpækt] / US [ˈɪmˌpækt] noun Word forms impact : singular impact plural impacts *** 1) [countable] an effect, or an influence Her paper discusses the likely impact of global warming on climate change. Tougher environmental laws could have… …   English dictionary

• impact*/*/*/ — [ˈɪmpækt] noun I 1) [C] an effect or influence Her paper discusses the likely impact of global warming.[/ex] Internet shopping has begun to have a serious impact on traditional bookshops.[/ex] 2) [C/U] the force or act of one object hitting… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• devastating — adj. Devastating is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑blow, ↑consequence, ↑critique, ↑defeat, ↑disaster, ↑display, ↑drought, ↑earthquake, ↑effect, ↑epidemic, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• Asteroid-impact avoidance — Planetary defense redirects here. For defending against alien invasion in fiction, see alien invasion. Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometres in diameter releases as much energy… …   Wikipedia

• Earth impact hazard — ▪ astronomy Introduction  the danger of collision posed by astronomical small bodies whose orbits (orbit) around the Sun carry them near Earth. These objects include the rocky asteroids and their larger fragments and the icy nuclei of comets.… …   Universalium

• Environmental impact assessment — Environmental law …   Wikipedia

• Environmental impact of shipping — A cargo ship discharging ballast water into the sea. The environmental impact of shipping includes greenhouse gas emissions and oil pollution. Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping is currently estimated at 4 to 5 percent of the global total,… …   Wikipedia

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