The damage occurred vs The damage was occurred

The phrase 'the damage occurred' is correct, while 'the damage was occurred' is incorrect. 'Occurred' is an intransitive verb, so it does not take an object like 'the damage.' The correct form is 'the damage occurred,' where 'occurred' is used intransitively.

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The damage occurred

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe an event or incident that happened, without specifying who or what caused it. 'Occurred' is an intransitive verb, so it does not require an object.

Examples:

The damage occurred during the storm.
The accident occurred on the highway.
The incident occurred last night.
The problem occurred unexpectedly.
The error occurred in the system.

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Rights to compensation under this Convention shall be extinguished unless an action is brought thereunder within three years from the date when the damage occurred.
Plausible future use shall be ascertained on the basis of the land use regulations in force when the damage occurred.
The first element to be taken into account is the law of the country in which the person sustaining the damage had his or her habitual residence when the damage occurred, if the product was marketed in that country.
the law of the country in which the damage occurred, if the product was marketed in that country.
Use shall be ascertained on the basis of the land use regulations, or other relevant regulations, in force, if any, when the damage occurred.
If land use regulations, or other relevant regulations, are lacking, the nature of the relevant area where the damage occurred, taking into account its expected development, shall determine the use of the specific area.
the law of the country in which the person sustaining the damage had his or her habitual residence when the damage occurred, if the product was marketed in that country; or, failing that,
The damage occurred here... ...in the part of the brain inherited unchanged from our reptile ancestors.
Total rainfall in the areas where the damage occurred fluctuated between 219 % and 920 % of normal rainfall.
by an agreement entered into after the event giving rise to the damage occurred;
where all the parties are pursuing a commercial activity, also by an agreement freely negotiated before the event giving rise to the damage occurred.
Data concerning the average yields and average prices during the reference period and during the year the damage occurred have been prepared by the Statistical Service of the Ministry of Finance.
The ad hoc working party examined the alternative proposal that jurisdiction should be attributed to the court of the State in which the major part or a decisive part of the damage occurred.
Furthermore, from the standpoint of reference to the place where the damage occurred, the proposal to confer jurisdiction on the courts of the place where the damage or part thereof was sustained had several drawbacks.
Conferring jurisdiction over the entire damage on the court in each place where part of the damage occurred, on the other hand, would increase the scope for forum shopping and favour the plaintiff excessively.
a. Restoration of biological diversity to the condition that existed before the damage occurred, or its nearest equivalent;
Only the Member State in which the event which gave rise to the damage occurred shall be the subject of an action for compensation on the part of the injured party, who shall apply to the courts having jurisdiction under the national law of the Member State concerned.
the law of the country in which the damage occurs, irrespective of the country in which the event giving rise to the damage occurred and irrespective of the country or countries in which the indirect consequences of that event occurred; or
the law of the country in which the damage occurs, irrespective of the country in which the event giving rise to the damage occurred and irrespective of the country or countries in which the indirect consequences of that event occurred; or
This should also alleviate the complexities faced by the competent authority in relation to the burden of the proof by limiting it, in the first instance, to proving that the damage occurred at a certain date.

The damage was occurred

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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Rights to compensation under this Convention shall be extinguished unless an action is brought thereunder within three years from the date when the damage occurred.
Plausible future use shall be ascertained on the basis of the land use regulations in force when the damage occurred.
Total rainfall in the areas where the damage occurred fluctuated between 219 % and 920 % of normal rainfall.
Often it is too late when the damage has occurred.
Use shall be ascertained on the basis of the land use regulations, or other relevant regulations, in force, if any, when the damage occurred.
This should also alleviate the complexities faced by the competent authority in relation to the burden of the proof by limiting it, in the first instance, to proving that the damage occurred at a certain date.
I am particularly thinking of the phrase: 'it shall suffice for the injured person to prove that the damage occurred and for the causal relationship to be sufficiently probable'.
by an agreement entered into after the event giving rise to the damage occurred;
where all the parties are pursuing a commercial activity, also by an agreement freely negotiated before the event giving rise to the damage occurred.
Data concerning the average yields and average prices during the reference period and during the year the damage occurred have been prepared by the Statistical Service of the Ministry of Finance.
The ad hoc working party examined the alternative proposal that jurisdiction should be attributed to the court of the State in which the major part or a decisive part of the damage occurred.
Fortunately, most damage occurred in an industrial area where many factories were closed.
It will take days just to restore the damage that has already occurred.
Where environmental damage has occurred, the Member State in whose territory the damage originates shall provide sufficient information to the potentially affected Member States.
2. Where environmental damage has occurred, the Member State in whose territory the damage originates shall provide sufficient information to the potentially affected Member States.
The wording 'would have existed had the damage not occurred' creates confusion as to the point in time when the baseline condition existed.
There was never really an effort to deal with all the damage that had occurred during World War I.
At the time this frost damage occurred it was not possible to effect frost damage insurance.
We have a burden of proof that damage occurred, and it's a single incident.
In accordance with the Solidarity Fund's rules, requests for assistance should be made within a period of ten weeks from the time the first damage occurred.

Alternatives:

the damage was caused
the damage happened
the damage took place
the damage occurred
the damage occurred as a result of

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The damage occurred vs The damage was occurred