the tragedy such as this vs the tragedy such as

Both phrases are not correct as they are incomplete. The correct phrase should be 'the tragedy such as this one' or 'the tragedy such as this.' The addition of 'one' or a period at the end makes the phrase grammatically correct.

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the tragedy such as this

This phrase is incomplete and needs a noun or pronoun after 'this' to be grammatically correct.

To make this phrase correct, you can add 'one' after 'this' to refer to a specific tragedy, or add a period at the end to indicate the completion of the sentence.

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But in my view this is precisely what is urgently required to prevent tragedies such as the one in Dover from being repeated.
Fish farmers are, then, too often the powerless victims of tragedies such as that involving the Prestige.
Tragedies such as that in Wexford will continue to take place until this contradiction is seriously addressed by all Member State governments of the EU.
We can and must avoid further tragedies such as some that are still fresh in our minds.
No one can wash their hands of a tragedy such as this.
Tragedies such as the one which has befallen Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, 'guilty' of a crime of conscience, must never be repeated.
If we want to prevent tragedies such as those at Dover from happening again, extending the Third Pillar should not be delayed any further, and we are hopeful after President Chirac's address and Minister Queyranne's speech.
We believe there needs to be a reversal of approach in this regard so that we never again see tragedies such as those of Lampedusa, Ceuta, Mellila or elsewhere.
To discuss only those aspects would, however, be less than generous towards those who rightly call for explanations and justice in face of dreadful tragedies such as the one that occurred a few days ago in Turin, to which Mr Panzeri referred a moment ago.
However, we do need appropriate instruments, appropriate forms of control, for otherwise a blind, bureaucratic system of rejection and forced repatriation will lead to tragedies such as that which occurred recently in Italy.
We should therefore support the implementation of the Djibouti peace agreement, since without peace, stability, improved security and responsible government we will hear more often of tragedies such as Aisha's death.
I hope that, following this tragedy, all of this will be strengthened and that we will be able to make further progress and prevent any more tragedies such as the Erika or the Prestige.
Thank you for opening your hearts to this tragedy such a long way away.
Pictures on the television screens of Europe are sometimes what it takes to alert people to human tragedies, such as the continuing crisis in Sudan, and we are absolutely right to come back to it.
Such tragedies occur around Europe every day, if not always in such spectacular forms.
Such tragedy... lands on my name this day.
Such tragedy... lands on my name this day.
What instruments will the Commission use to help prevent such tragedies in future? 5.
The bombing was such a tragedy.
It's just such a tragedy to lose anyone so young.

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the tragedy such as this one
the tragedy such as this.