adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a considerable achievement (= one that has a large effect )
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These studies represent a considerable achievement.
a considerable embarrassment (= quite severe )
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The photograph was a considerable embarrassment to the royal family.
a considerable reputation (= one that is quite important )
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He was also an historian with a considerable reputation.
a considerable/large/enormous etc amount
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a considerable amount of money
a considerable/serious delay (= very long )
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After a considerable delay, the report was finally published.
a considerable/substantial quantity (= a large or fairly large amount )
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Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.
a considerable/substantial/significant number (= quite a large number )
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He received a substantial number of votes.
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A considerable number of students left after the first year.
a large/considerable etc amount of sth
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Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy.
a large/considerable/substantial sum
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He lost a substantial sum of money on the deal.
a large/substantial/considerable fortune
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His father, an oil magnate, amassed a large fortune.
a long/great/considerable distance
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The sound of guns seemed a long distance away.
a significant/substantial/considerable improvement (= quite big )
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There has been a considerable improvement in trading conditions.
a substantial/considerable reduction (= large enough to have an effect or be important )
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Farmers have suffered a substantial reduction in income.
at great/huge/considerable/vast expense (= used when saying that something costs a lot of money )
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The tiles were imported at great expense from Italy.
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Recently, and at vast expense to the taxpayer, the bridge was rebuilt.
considerable charm
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Their music has considerable charm.
considerable confusion
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The movie jumps backwards and forwards in time, which causes considerable confusion.
considerable debate
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There has been considerable debate about the way forward for education.
considerable difficulties (= a lot of problems )
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They had considerable difficulties in getting funding for their research.
considerable doubts
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I had considerable doubts about accepting the job.
considerable effort (= a lot of effort )
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The police put considerable effort into finding his car.
considerable embarrassment (= quite strong )
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His behaviour was a source of considerable embarrassment to his family.
considerable emphasis
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Most religions put considerable emphasis on the importance of marriage.
considerable experience (= a lot of experience )
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Margaret has considerable experience of hospital work.
considerable expertise ( also extensive expertise formal ) (= a lot of expertise )
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The Marine Pollution Control Unit has considerable expertise in dealing with oil spills.
considerable influence
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Well-organized pressure groups can exert considerable influence on the government.
considerable merit (= a lot of merit )
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There is considerable merit in using this kind of approach.
considerable misgivings (= a lot of worries )
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He had considerable misgivings about taking the case to trial.
considerable opposition (= quite a lot of opposition )
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The development went ahead in spite of considerable opposition.
considerable optimism
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These figures indicate that we can go into next year with considerable optimism.
considerable overlap
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There is considerable overlap between the girls’ and boys’ test results.
considerable pressure
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Shopkeepers are under considerable pressure to work on Sundays.
considerable regard (= fairly high regard )
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Eliot had considerable regard for Collingwood.
considerable reluctance
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There was considerable reluctance to question the chairman's judgment.
considerable reservations
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We have considerable reservations about the government's economic proposals.
considerable resistance (= fairly strong resistance )
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The proposals met with considerable resistance from our American colleagues.
considerable (= one that is fairly large )
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Starting up your own business involves considerable risks.
considerable/extensive/vast knowledge
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She had considerable knowledge of antiques.
considerable/great encouragement
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We took considerable encouragement from our early success.
considerable/greater latitude (= a lot of freedom to choose )
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Pupils enjoy considerable latitude in deciding what they want to study.
considerable/massive/extensive publicity
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The opening of the trial generated considerable publicity.
considerable/strong/keen interest
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The results of their work will be of considerable interest.
considerable/substantial disagreement (= a lot of disagreement )
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There is still considerable disagreement among doctors as to how to treat the illness.
considerable/substantial hardship
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It is a region of considerable hardship and poverty.
considerable/substantial modification (= when something is changed a lot )
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The existing system needed substantial modification.
enormous/considerable/incredible odds
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He survived a night in the cold water against incredible odds.
great/considerable ability
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He was a young man of great ability.
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These drawings required considerable ability on the part of the artist.
great/considerable anxiety
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Then began a day of great anxiety.
great/considerable detail
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The subject has already been studied in great detail.
great/considerable freedom
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Teachers are given considerable freedom to choose their teaching methods.
great/considerable resentment
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There was great resentment among the workforce.
great/considerable significance
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The judge said the new evidence was of great significance.
great/considerable skill (= a lot of skill )
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He played with great skill.
great/considerable success
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This plant can be grown by the absolute beginner with great success.
great/considerable/enormous importance
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Crime rates have great importance for the government.
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Some people attach enormous importance to personal wealth.
great/considerable/enormous
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Staff experienced considerable stress as a result of the changes.
great/considerable/exceptional talent
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He had a great talent for making money.
great/considerable/severe strain
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The country’s health system is under great strain.
great/enormous/considerable potential
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This is a team with great potential.
great/much/considerable enthusiasm
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There was considerable enthusiasm for the idea of a party.
great/serious/considerable concern
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The spread of the disease is an issue of considerable concern.
remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat
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They climbed the mountain in 28 days, a remarkable feat.
small/modest/considerable/large etc outlay
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For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home hairdressing business.
substantial/considerable progress
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2007 was a year of substantial progress for the company.
substantial/considerable formal (= quite big )
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He negotiated a substantial increase in pay for the workers.
substantial/major/considerable (= very large )
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He owns a substantial portion of the company.
superior/considerable/keen etc intellect
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He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking.
to a considerable/significant extent (= a considerable or significant amount )
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The affair affected his popularity to a considerable extent.
with great/considerable ease (= very easily )
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The car handles these mountain roads with great ease.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
very
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Great success at the Bar leads to a very considerable income and the strong possibility of a judgeship.
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At the same time, the economic functions of government-Federal, state, and local-are of very considerable significance.
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That help amounts to £400 million a year, which is very considerable and is necessary.
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Sponges can grow to a very considerable size.
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As early as 1196 Henry, a ruler of very considerable foresight, had prepared for the succession.
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His personal wealth, well protected, was still very considerable .
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Its introduction, at very considerable cost, was a step forward.
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The data gathered for the exercise clearly reflect the now very considerable research strength and performance that we possess.
■ NOUN
advantage
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Yet there are considerable advantages of such an approach.
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Ellet had been first on the scene, and that gave him a considerable advantage over his ponderous rival.
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The elongated nose, however, gave these animals a considerable advantage over their competitors.
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But there will frequently be considerable advantages in being able to deal anonymously.
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We share the considerable advantages of this arrangement with our patients and our practice.
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For those who got such jobs colonial patronage brought considerable advantages in terms of income and prestige.
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It must have been a considerable advantage when faced with the numerous moves the children had to make in their formative years.
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And I would gain considerable advantage from speeding.
amount
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In these ways a considerable amount of knowledge of the landforms of the most explored regions has slowly accumulated.
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As is shown in Figures 15. 1c and 15. 2c, a considerable amount of waste crosses State lines.
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As we can see, it is necessary to acquire a considerable amount of information about the client.
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Comparative analysis suggests that there has been a considerable amount of divergence of evolution in the cortices of different mammalian lines.
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David Lewis, chairman, said the year started with a considerable amount of uncertainty and despair in the travel industry.
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Conversely, the use of reliable and valid selection methods can save an organisation a considerable amount of money.
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Reading 11 A considerable amount of police behaviour can best be understood as a search for some interest, excitement or sensation.
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He knew that Keith was a bully, occasionally maltreated his wife, and owed Dempster Lumsden a considerable amount of money.
anxiety
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Nevertheless, there was considerable anxiety among advisers that they would not be adequately prepared for the changeover.
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It was an intimidating prospect, and I arrived at the deacons' meeting with considerable anxiety .
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Yet solicitors had considerable anxieties about aspects of the preparations for this drastic re-engineering of the civil justice system.
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The menopause is an experience which causes many women considerable anxiety .
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On the other hand, the vulnerability of such old people creates considerable anxiety .
attention
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Few contemporary political strategies are conceived without considerable attention being paid to media considerations.
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Such problems received considerable attention at this time; it is clear that nothing was being taken for granted.
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This apparent problem has attracted considerable attention in recent years.
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The mechanism of lipid-induced effects of platelet function has received considerable attention .
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The value of therapeutic touch as a form of psychological comfort is currently receiving considerable attention in the professional literature.
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It will be clear that to understand social policy considerable attention must be given to the findings of political science.
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In contrast the physical environment and equipment specifications have received considerable attention .
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Her findings have attracted considerable attention , which can not be summarized here.
change
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Grazing alone has brought about considerable changes .
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He had it explained to him, and was told only that the death of Robespierre had brought a considerable change .
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It would be reasonable to assume that the considerable changes that took place in Britain were a result of these large-scale confiscations.
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There has been among psychologists a considerable change of attitude in this regard during the past three-quarters of a century or so.
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This requires suitable systems and procedures, and is absolutely vital at a time of considerable change .
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There has already been considerable change in our society during the past twenty-five years.
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The 70's were a period of considerable change in several areas.
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These considerable changes reflect a strong marketing initiative.
concern
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There is, however, considerable concern amongst employers about basic skills including literacy and numeracy.
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One pollutant which has attracted considerable concern in recent years is lead.
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There is considerable concern that they will be a huge burden to employers.
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Over recent years considerable concern has been expressed over the introduction of new diseases caused by bacteria and viruses in particular.
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This has generated considerable concern about the ethnographic experience itself, and specifically about the subjective nature of the process.
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Filtration At the present time there is considerable concern about concentrations of nitrogen compounds in water containing goldfish.
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The sickness rate is well up and is a matter of considerable concern .
confusion
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There proved to be considerable confusion in terminology used in the responses of interviewees.
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After sundown the Confederates made an attack on the right creating considerable confusion .
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She jumped backwards and forwards in her narrative, creating considerable confusion in Dougal's mind.
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There was considerable confusion in the administration over the correct procedure.
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The young of these species are quite similar, which has led to considerable confusion in their identification and classification.
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There had been considerable confusion over the interpretation of the embargo, the inquiry was told.
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The existence of sub-sects such as the Zadokites and the Nazareans has generated considerable confusion and uncertainty among biblical scholars.
damage
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All these may do considerable damage to his reputation.
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It could do considerable damage if it happened to hit some of the more fragile equipment.
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Stories were told about how they had actually done considerable damage to some visiting fans when situations had got out of hand.
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No warships were present, but considerable damage was inflicted on cargo vessels, with which the harbor was jammed.
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Cannons can cause considerable damage on your deep ranks too, but this is less worrying.
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The attacks caused considerable damage but no injuries.
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All the attacks caused considerable damage , but no one was injured.
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Additionally, they migrate through the tissues of the horse, especially the liver and lungs, and cause considerable damage .
debate
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Since the early 1960s, considerable debate has taken place in educational circles about the nature of history as a discipline.
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While Eckstrom and Bronson both supported Grijalva for board chairman, there was considerable debate over that position among the three Demos.
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There is, however, considerable debate as to the extent of change, and the reasons for it.
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There was considerable debate within this school about the overlapping concepts of motive, determining tendency and set.
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This will involve a large number of managers, some further external help, and considerable debate .
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A flexible engineering system had been introduced after considerable debate about the worthwhileness of the investment.
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The salient causal processes in the creation of this deferential coalfield culture are the subject of considerable debate .
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Voting would only take place after considerable debate and amendments to existing family and property laws.
degree
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It may lead to a considerable degree of social deprivation and a miserable existence for the families involved.
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First, there exists a considerable degree of overlap between the various titles.
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But it also reflected a considerable degree of confidence.
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First, the considerable degree of lexical inventiveness which was present.
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If properly used it could improve the quality of life by a considerable degree .
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That all requires a considerable degree of maturity, honesty and commitment.
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The result was often surprisingly good, with a considerable degree of wit although no humour.
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Fortunately for us all, those skills are possessed to a considerable degree by police officers of every rank.
delay
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After a considerable delay and some confusion, he was told to wait.
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The main problem for this index is the considerable delay before publication.
difference
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The distribution of the payments likewise shows considerable differences between the sexes.
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Although all of these species appear quite similar at first glance, there are considerable differences .
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This analysis was applied to a series of mammalian carnivores, with considerable differences emerging between them.
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However, there are considerable differences between the transmission technologies and network architectures deployed in the telephone and the cable systems.
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There are considerable differences between babies, young children, young adults and the aged, which will be dealt with later.
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In most cases. there will be no signs of aggression, even if there is a considerable difference in size between them.
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Market research showed considerable differences in consumer preferences in various countries.
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There are already considerable differences in the experiences of even similar types of organisations.
difficulty
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Disability and age While the vast majority of older people are able to live independently, significant minorities experience considerable difficulties .
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When the need for assistance is not even recognised, there is considerable difficulty for any advice agency in providing assistance.
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She wrote straightway to Ellen, though not without considerable difficulty .
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Baldwin had some considerable difficulty about finding another place to live.
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She documents the considerable difficulties involved for researchers in approaching bereaved families and countering the disapproval of many outside agencies.
distance
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This low coverage is, of course, largely due to the considerable distance of much of the population from the nearest registration office.
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Women who live in non-metropolitan areas must often travel considerable distances because of the shortage of providers.
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The evidence is provided by a number of low scarps which wind for considerable distances across the Mercurian surface.
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This relates directly to their ancestry; these short-legged hounds were bred to pursue their quarry by scent over considerable distances .
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There is a considerable distance between these two concepts.
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During this time, they may be carried considerable distances if they are in flowing water.
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The bright colours of flowers make them conspicuous from considerable distances .
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The swordfish, like the sailfish, will follow a school of fish for a considerable distance before it decides to attack.
effort
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When a large number of products are involved this considerable effort may not be worthwhile until all overhead allocations are routinely reviewed.
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For many patients, those simple morning tasks took considerable effort and help from staff members.
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This is despite considerable efforts to create innovative ways of developing teacher training in the post-independence period.
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He appears a rather humble man; but he expends considerable effort telling his full story.
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This in turn would require a corpus larger than the Brown to provide sufficient examples and considerable effort to obtain the parses.
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But, in spite of the considerable effort and investment, it has for many years failed to pay its way.
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But without such knowledge, the reader is required to focus on the language and make considerable efforts of inference.
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Blake says how pleased he is with the firm's improved performance, acknowledging the considerable efforts and progress it has made.
evidence
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There is considerable evidence that greater equality prevailed between women and men in the cult of some ancient polytheistic communities.
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There is considerable evidence that once women join pentecostal churches they learn skills they can utilize elsewhere.
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There is considerable evidence of executive dissatisfaction with some of the efforts of knowledge workers in this area.
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In fact, considerable evidence is available which shows that older works face age discrimination in the labour market.
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There is considerable evidence that people only remember or absorb up to seven points in any communication situation.
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There is considerable evidence to show that manufacturing in multinational corporations has been reorganized along the lines described above.
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There is considerable evidence from the eighteenth century of a new concern with childhood in middle-class ideology and practice.
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Nevertheless there is considerable evidence that the immune system interacts with both the nervous system and the hormones.
expense
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A solution custom-built, as considerable expense , promptly out-dated by technology.
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The Peace Corps goes to considerable expense to provide training programs involving the best qualified lecturers available.
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When it is demolished it is lost for good and can only be duplicated at considerable expense .
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Even new-media producers concede there is considerable expense and technical expertise needed to surf the Internet.
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Yet, the practitioner manages to deal with the problem albeit at considerable expense .
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The polytechnic was busily being renamed, and at considerable expense , when the new name was suddenly dropped.
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On the Maidenhead side, it would mean considerable expense and demolition of properties - it would be much more expensive.
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The six new radiators in Mrs Garazhenko's flat were flown from Moscow at considerable expense .
experience
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Before they were formed for regular bookings at the Palace Theatre, London, every Girl had considerable experience in dancing.
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Self confidence is desirable but it is difficult to achieve without considerable experience .
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All have considerable experience of international comparative research.
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At the present time, with the considerable experience gained and with additional personnel available, this initial effort should be axiomatic.
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They were involved in full-time evangelistic work before this and already had considerable experience of mission and church work.
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Tyson is a solid boxer with considerable experience .
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To his intellectual flair and imagination was added considerable experience .
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She has considerable experience in working with people with learning and physical disabilities.
extent
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The religious divisions also hardened to a considerable extent into national ones.
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Even this madness is also to a considerable extent a matter of performance, of enactment.
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To a considerable extent these aims are being achieved.
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But the show is rescued to a considerable extent by works that do have the ability to make you glad you came.
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It should be noted that these stages are to a considerable extent socially and economically determined.
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The size of the service sector is an impediment to economic growth because it depends upon inflation to a considerable extent .
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The process which Peter had set in motion persisted to a considerable extent after his death.
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It is a way of thinking that is predominant in social research and to a considerable extent in social theory, too.
force
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Denice jabs it with considerable force into our forehead.
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There appeared to be considerable force in that submission.
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Bringing his right fist back over his shoulder he punched Tommy in the face with considerable force .
importance
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One methodological point of considerable importance in pilot work concerns transcription.
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But given the considerable importance of purchase behaviour, this relative influence may be particularly great.
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This factor had considerable importance in engendering urban sprawl.
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It was certainly of considerable importance in the sixth-century Gallic Church.
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Accountability is, therefore, of considerable importance .
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None the less, they could on occasion have considerable importance .
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There are cases in quite different spheres which suggest a perceived considerable importance in vertical arrangements.
improvement
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Gordon Richards's star novice created a tremendous impression when beating Dreamers Delight at Doncaster and possesses scope for considerable improvement .
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A considerable improvement on Miss Morrow.
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There was also a considerable improvement in international trade through Danzig.
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From the 1950s onwards there was considerable improvement to the standard of living.
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However, in the first five months of the current financial year to 30 September 1992, it showed considerable improvement .
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In all three cases a considerable improvement of library provision and management in the relevant areas is expected.
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Modern high-speed routers and precision bearing have allowed considerable improvements in speed, accuracy and versatility.
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Nevertheless, despite considerable improvement in her social circumstances, she took a repeat overdose one year later.
increase
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I am delighted with the considerable increase in the number coming forward for teacher training.
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In the case of trusts based on prosperous urban centres, there was a considerable increase in the participation of smaller savers.
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Management action involved a package of changes, necessary to support a considerable increase in worker control through autonomous groups.
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More recently, however, I detect a considerable increase in concern.
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In recent years there had been a considerable increase in the revenue derived from tourism.
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Thus the considerable increase in recorded burglary during the 1970s was largely a recording phenomenon.
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This is a very considerable increase , well in excess of the rate of inflation.
influence
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In the chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbying group, she wields considerable influence in the Valley and beyond.
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Metaphors have side effects, although sometimes it is difficult to detect them until they have had a considerable influence upon us.
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Because of their early contact with parents they often had considerable influence in steering parents towards specialist provision.
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Trade unions exerted a considerable influence upon the Labour Party, especially after the introduction of the new Labour constitution of 1918.
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This type had considerable influence on locomotive design for many years.
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As the new Chancellor, he was already in a position of considerable influence .
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The type of packaging has a considerable influence on the way a product is used.
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These men must have been close to the king, and no doubt had considerable influence with him.
interest
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An area of considerable interest to behavioural scientists for many years has been the process of interaction within groups.
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The solid residue left after baking the volatiles out of carbonaceous asteroid materials is of considerable interest in its own right.
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Her interpretation of the Genesis creation story in particular has been the cause of considerable interest .
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There is therefore considerable interest in the decision to have a third child.
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There was considerable interest in three limited edition prints by Russell Flint when they came up at Bloomfield auctions.
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Brenner's remarkably assured claims did, however, invite considerable interest and scrutiny among social and medical researchers.
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There is considerable interest in the relation between oxidant stress and the development of cancer.
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There is now considerable interest in the assessment of processes, problem solving strategies, and creativity in mathematics.
length
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Here, some one had gone to considerable lengths to get the cushions toning in nicely with the curtains.
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If pump failure should occur during your absence, the fishes could live for a considerable length of time.
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Ninety autobiographies refer to grandparents, sometimes at considerable length .
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GasGenie has gone to considerable lengths to make the site easy to find.
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This is reflected, as the University goes to considerable lengths to import sportsmen.
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I have spent too many hours on these Benches arguing on behalf of Bills, often at considerable length .
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They went to considerable lengths to remove all traces of her from the offices and rooms she had used at the Palace.
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J., we become so entangled in the tale that its considerable length is hardly noticeable.
number
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Thus a considerable number of cases of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are sporadic or non-genetic.
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First, they had indeed voted in considerable numbers .
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But among those students a considerable number have great difficulty with the university course.
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A considerable number of events are staged to attract television cameras.
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A considerable number of Remploy workers do move on to work in open conditions but many remain semi-permanently in the sheltered environment.
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However, are we not talking about two propositions divided by a considerable number of years?
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The decline shown in Table 3.9 was continuous, although the net figure conceals a considerable number of births.
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Certainly not a considerable number of ladies, according to hot gossip and well informed rumour.
overlap
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There is now considerable overlap between what district councils are doing and what regional policy is attempting to achieve.
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Instead of hearing eight separate opinions, they melded their ideas into two reports that revealed considerable overlap .
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There was, of course, a considerable overlap between the gymnosperms and angiosperms.
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There can be considerable overlap between Byrne's categories.
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There is considerable overlap in membership of the Senate and Bar Council.
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There will obviously be a considerable overlap of requirements for these categories of musician - real life is never so simple.
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Of course, there is considerable overlap between these and both are intrinsically linked to the nature of society.
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There is likewise considerable overlap in cultural areas.
part
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John Fitzgeoffrey was evidently a man of considerable parts , respected both by his fellow magnates and by the king.
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A considerable part of these funds was passed on as dinar loans to domestic enterprises.
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The interplay of personalities plays a considerable part here.
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Some desert hollows may also be attributed in considerable part to deflation.
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Daily mass was a minimum for any conscientious nobleman; many kings attended a considerable part of the daily office as well.
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This is mainly concerned with economic restructuring and agricultural development, a considerable part of it linked to the environment.
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The loss of activity Work will have usually occupied a considerable part of an individual's life prior to retirement.
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For a considerable part of the intervening period there was recurrent civil strife between magnate and dynastic factions.
potential
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Not surprisingly wind power is regarded as having considerable potential .
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It is thus a field of considerable potential .
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The ion engine has considerable potential as it is capable of generating specific impulses of thousands of seconds.
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There is also considerable potential for the development of novel biological control agents by genetic engineering.
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All will recognise, however, the considerable potential for evangelism which is afforded by them.
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Scleral buckling agents Hydrogels have considerable potential in various ophthalmic applications.
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Thus, with Type I systems, authorities have considerable potential for health care planning to meet the needs of their populations.
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The videodisc will also have considerable potential in teaching at both University and School levels.
power
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In each of these financial relationships the government has considerable power .
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For the ruling party, the National Assembly elections would provide a chance to extend its considerable power .
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Under the 1978 Constitution, considerable power is vested in the King and exercised by a Cabinet appointed by him.
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Constraints on upper class power Scott clearly attributes considerable power to the upper classes in modern Britain.
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And yet he was a young man with considerable powers , not the least of which was his self-love.
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But the political authorities still of course have considerable power to control the railways.
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If the gans were sufficiently propitiated, they would use their considerable powers to attract good fortune.
pressure
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There is, however, considerable pressure in many parts of the world to apply these methods as screening tests.
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Once his political affiliation was declared as Republican, Powell came under considerable pressure to run against Bill Clinton in 1996.
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If it is physically restrained from swelling when it wants to swell, very considerable pressures are built up.
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Some may experience considerable pressure to meet technical or scientific goals within a short time or within a tight budget.
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The fresh disclosures will increase the already considerable pressure on the university to halt the sale plan.
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Just-in-time learning puts considerable pressure on organizations to figure out what training to provide when, and where.
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I recognise that companies are under considerable pressures and that we face a period of uncertainty.
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There was considerable pressure for actions against them from a sanctimonious middle class, some of whose members held extraordinary delusions.
problem
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However, Nuttall has shown that this creates considerable problems for the interpretation of results in relation to, for example, class size.
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The height of these first forests must have caused considerable problems for the animal inhabitants.
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This literature, however, presents considerable problems for the historian.
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As the owners are aging, they are facing considerable problems .
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Sparsity of population in some rural counties of Britain can create considerable problems for bus operators.
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Well, actually it is quite a considerable problem .
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Either way, the acquisition of this knowledge is essential, and in the case of computers this represents a considerable problem .
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In the meantime the children and staff of St Patrick's continue to face considerable problems and inconvenience.
progress
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Despite considerable progress over the years, the Auditor General's Department consider that there is still much progress to be made.
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But they have made considerable progress in a relatively short time.
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More immediately, the case study will represent considerable progress .
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In an interview Saturday night in Washington, Fujimori said considerable progress has been made in private talks with the rebels.
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Even so, by 1941 considerable progress had been made.
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He said they would have to make considerable progress if Hearst is to be re-signed before the draft.
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These commitments amount to considerable progress , which should offset some of the disappointment felt over debt relief.
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Newton himself, faced with a definite programme, that is, guided by a positive heuristic, made considerable progress .
proportion
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At this juncture it should be noted that a considerable proportion of international lending does take this latter form.
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A considerable proportion of parenting is in the mundane details that women are raised to manage.
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Furthermore diarrhoea or weight loss were absent in a considerable proportion of infected patients.
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That could pose a problem of considerable proportions , especially in three-dimensional space.
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Rural areas supplied not only agricultural products but also a considerable proportion of manufacturing output.
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Nevertheless for the foreseeable future a considerable proportion of elderly people will require care at specific periods of their lives.
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The resulting slump left a considerable proportion of productive capacity idle.
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Thus a considerable proportion both of paintings and drawings has recently been widely seen.
quantity
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So many people had died during the siege either from wounds or illness that a considerable quantity of private stores had accumulated.
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Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.
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Harry watched him fall back and noted that a considerable quantity of blood was coming away at the mouth.
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It has glands just beneath its tail which produce considerable quantities of a most evil-smelling liquid.
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It was also reported that considerable quantities of files and computer disks had been seized during the raids.
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No one seemed to be responsible for looking after it, and there was a considerable quantity of debris inside.
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Here they become wider and slower and often carry considerable quantities of sand and silt.
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A considerable quantity of data was collected and use was made of both a main frame and a desk top machine.
scope
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In between such examples there is considerable scope for doubt as to where the line is to be drawn.
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It gives considerable scope to NGOs, community organisations and others to put pressure on the state to fulfil its duties.
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There is also considerable scope for informed speculation about the feeding mechanisms among the extinct agnathans.
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They may provide considerable scope for disputes over meaning.
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Within the parameters set when a contract is won there may be considerable scope for controlling costs during construction.
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Yet, there is often considerable scope to cut this cost without having a knock-on effect on yields.
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Nevertheless, there was still considerable scope for policy to affect the situation, as is clearly apparent from Table 1.
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Moreover, the refrigeration sector is fragmented and offers considerable scope for expansion by acquisitions.
success
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Printed on thin single sheets, suitable for enclosing in an envelope, they were a considerable success .
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Recent studies of intermittent turbulence within chaotic systems are being applied to process control with considerable success .
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In the last three decades there has been considerable success for auctioneering, both in terms of money and also in prestige.
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I understand he has already been schooled over fences with considerable success .
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Meanwhile, the Falcon 20 continued to enjoy a considerable success .
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Relative isolation suited his character and he followed his own ideas with considerable success .
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Unquestionably, the physical measures and publicity have resulted in considerable success in achieving this most crucial aim of environmental traffic management.
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Fully-digested sewage sludge is also used, with considerable success .
sum
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Yes, both Place and Egan had considerable sums stowed away from various jobs.
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Owing to the large amount of work demanded, this would be quite a considerable sum .
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In mass transit, private bus companies spend considerable sums to influence legislatures, to get and keep their contracts.
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The followers of this cult are, nevertheless, looking to the future and investing considerable sums of money in it.
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The crisis has been caused partly by the reluctance of self-employed family doctors to invest the considerable sums needed to computerise.
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Minna had spent a considerable sum of money on me and I could not die a swindler.
time
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Barkley also has spent considerable time on upgrades to the stadium kitchen, which, incredibly, had no walk-in refrigerator.
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In this project I have invested considerable time and not a little of my own money.
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Both Bill and Camille Cosby had devoted considerable time to education, family and cultural projects.
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Although it has been in existence for some considerable time , train operation for passengers has been provided by battery-electric power.
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Nathan Keyfitz, a professor emeritus of sociology and population at Harvard University, has spent considerable time analyzing the debate.
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Collection can involve a considerable time delay especially if exchange control regulations have to be satisfied.
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While 85 % of respondents claimed significant cost savings, 60 % reported considerable time savings.
variation
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There is considerable variation between sports around the overall averages reported above.
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Roberts's evidence suggests that there has been considerable variation historically in how far support structures extend to more distant kin.
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However, there are considerable variations between the cities.
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Moreover, there was considerable variation in the grammar-school provision in different areas within each Local Education Authority.
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There was considerable variation in the tolerance to the procedure with one patient able to accept a 52 minute rotation time.
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There was in 1986-7 considerable variation between Partnerships in the balance of expenditure.
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Yet this considerable variation in organizational model appears to arouse remarkably little interest in its consequences.
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There was also considerable variation in the structure of teachers' planning.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
set great/considerable etc store by sth
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Being thus disappointed, I now set great store by what the first night might bring.
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Bourbon producers set great store by the soft local water which passes through limestone on its way to the distilleries.
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Britain had previously set great store by the Lisbon economic summit two years ago, but progress has subsequently been slow.
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He had worked for the same engineering firm for thirty years and he had always set great store by the company pension.
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It apparently sets great store by creating business and completing assignments relatively quickly.
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Organizations which set great store by behavioural conformity often develop patterns of operation which can appear ridiculous in their manifestations.
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The ancient Israelites set great store by proper burial.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A considerable amount of research was done here by our science department.
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Attracting tourists to the area is going to take considerable effort.
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The difference between the two descriptions is considerable .
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The recent slowdown in the US economy is likely to have a considerable impact on the rest of the world.
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There was a considerable delay in the processing of our application.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It will have considerable importance for us later.
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Of course Jack knew that he was taking a considerable risk sitting openly in a restaurant with her.
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Recent evidence suggests considerable activity on this front.
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She moves discreetly but with considerable effect on occasion.
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Such problems received considerable attention at this time; it is clear that nothing was being taken for granted.
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The cost of these complex operations is considerable but poorly known.
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There was considerable variation between countries and between industries.
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Where constipation is the predominant symptom, there may be considerable discomfort which again is damaging to morale.