Below you will find example sentences with "chemical weapons". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Chemical Weapons in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: weapons
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 32
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.4 words

Words in this phrase

chemical weapons

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • chemical can mean: Of or relating to chemistry. Frequent word
  • weapons can mean: plural of weapon Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

use of chemical weapons 2× a senior chemical weapons expert who 1× at a chemical weapons storage facility 1× centre developing chemical weapons a chemical 1× chemical weapons inspectors are 1× contains no chemical weapons 1× conventional and chemical weapons mr erdogan 1× effects of chemical weapons are not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the syrian government 2× and she accused 1× chemical weapons inspectors 1× comparing the death 1× definition chemical warfare 1× despite insisting the 1×

Common sentence endings:

of chemical weapons 2× any explosive force 1× at the battlefront 1× banned chemical munitions 1× chemical weapons storage 1× chemical weapons treaties 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

use 9× syria 5× convention 4× international 4× government 4× storage 4× prohibition 3× conventional 3× russia 3× used 3× research 3× centre 3×

Related phrases

nuclear weapons chemical reactions chemical engineering chemical composition chemical properties conventional weapons chemical reaction chemical formulas chemical industry

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around weapons:

nuclear weapons 20× conventional weapons 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

chemical reactions chemical reaction chemical properties chemical industry chemical formulas chemical engineering

Just after it in the phrase index:

chess federation chest cavity chest pain chestnut hill chicago bears chicago cubs

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

chemical reactions chemical engineering chemical composition chemical properties chemical reaction chemical formulas

Same ending:

nuclear weapons conventional weapons

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "chemical weapons" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as use of chemical weapons, a senior chemical weapons expert who, use, syria and convention stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with nuclear weapons, chemical reactions, chemical engineering, nuclear weapons and conventional weapons, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with chemical weapons

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The weaponisation of any chemical is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, of which Moscow is a signatory. (19 words)

The use of the Chloropicrin violates Russia’s obligation to the Chemical Weapons Convention (), which bans use of chemical weapons. (20 words)

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the international body that polices a chemical weapons ban treaty, is investigating. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Three areas were targeted in the strike: a scientific research centre in the greater Damascus area, a chemical storage facility west of Homs and a command post site in the vicinity of the Homs target, thought to be used for chemical weapons storage. (43 words)

Despite insisting the use of chemical weapons was a red line, then US president Barack Obama held back on retaliatory strikes, instead reaching a deal with Russia on the dismantlement of Syria's chemical arsenal under UN supervision. (38 words)

It again proved too toxic to be used in agriculture and it was passed to the UK’s Porton Down Chemical Weapons Research Centre, and subsequently to the US government, when the UK renounced chemical weapons. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 which adopts the International Chemical Weapons Convention, also prohibits the use and acquisition of certain toxic chemicals, in addition to regulating chemical weapons.

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the world's chemical weapons watchdog, landed in Syria on April 14 to begin a fact finding investigation to determine whether Syria did indeed use banned chemical munitions.

The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency oversaw disposal of several other chemical weapons stockpiles located across the United States in compliance with international chemical weapons treaties.

Definition Chemical warfare is different from the use of conventional weapons or nuclear weapons because the destructive effects of chemical weapons are not primarily due to any explosive force.

The use of the Chloropicrin violates Russia’s obligation to the Chemical Weapons Convention (), which bans use of chemical weapons.

And she accused Russia of vetoing three council resolutions and preventing the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons from holding Assad's government accountable for the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

It again proved too toxic to be used in agriculture and it was passed to the UK’s Porton Down Chemical Weapons Research Centre, and subsequently to the US government, when the UK renounced chemical weapons.

She said the targets included a scientific research centre developing chemical weapons, a chemical weapons bunker and command post and a missile base, assessed to be a location of sarin gas.

Advertentie

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the international body that polices a chemical weapons ban treaty, is investigating.

The Syrian government said its invitation to the international chemical weapons watchdog to send a fact-finding mission to the country is “proof” that Damascus is innocent and has not used chemical weapons.

The Secretariat may furthermore conduct "investigations of alleged use" of chemical weapons and give assistance after use of chemical weapons.

Despite insisting the use of chemical weapons was a red line, then US president Barack Obama held back on retaliatory strikes, instead reaching a deal with Russia on the dismantlement of Syria's chemical arsenal under UN supervision.

The weaponisation of any chemical is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, of which Moscow is a signatory.

Officials said Thursday the liquid is a byproduct of the destruction process at the Pueblo Chemical Depot and contains no chemical weapons.

The Syrian government and its Russian allies denied there was a chemical attack, while Syrian officials later said the air force bombed a rebel arsenal that had chemical weapons stored inside.

Chemical weapons inspectors are waiting to go into Douma, near Damascus, to probe allegations of a chemical gas attack on April 7 that prompted last week's US-led response.

Comparing the death caused by conventional and chemical weapons, Mr. Erdogan said that conventional weapon had taken more lives than chemical arms.

It says Asperman is a senior chemical weapons expert who oversaw IS chemical operations production in Syria and deployed them at the battlefront.

The second was at a chemical weapons storage facility west of Homs, while the third was at a chemical equipment storage facility and important command post.

Three areas were targeted in the strike: a scientific research centre in the greater Damascus area, a chemical storage facility west of Homs and a command post site in the vicinity of the Homs target, thought to be used for chemical weapons storage.

Advertentie