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  • verb To destroy the structure of something
  • verb To dismantle

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Examples

  • He says that getting rid of the old way of commissioning primary care is part of his aim to "destructure" the NHS.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • "The government of Canada still has a responsibility when you hand out $17 billion worth of contracts, it is a massive intervention in the economy, to not destructure the economy and to encourage the clusters where they are found," Bachand said.

    Archive 2007-08-01 2007

  • "The government of Canada still has a responsibility when you hand out $17 billion worth of contracts, it is a massive intervention in the economy, to not destructure the economy and to encourage the clusters where they are found," Bachand said.

    Porc et les nouveaux avions 2007

  • Using a get form to destructure on instances will also be convenient.

    Arc at 3 Weeks 2001

  • The study of any considerable river basin enables us to trace the more important steps which lead to the destructure and renovation of the earth's detrital coating.

    Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Nathaniel Southgate Shaler 1873

  • Mr Lansley said: "If we are going to destructure the NHS, all these tiers - the next effect will be saving of £1.9bn over four years."

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • The use of survey methods in diffusion research tends to “destructure” human behavior: “Using random sampling of individuals, the survey is a sociological meat-grinder, tearing the individual from his social context and guaranteeing that nobody in the study interacts with anyone else in it.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

  • The use of survey methods in diffusion research tends to “destructure” human behavior: “Using random sampling of individuals, the survey is a sociological meat-grinder, tearing the individual from his social context and guaranteeing that nobody in the study interacts with anyone else in it.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003

  • The use of survey methods in diffusion research tends to “destructure” human behavior: “Using random sampling of individuals, the survey is a sociological meat-grinder, tearing the individual from his social context and guaranteeing that nobody in the study interacts with anyone else in it.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003

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