adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unprecedented move (= never having happened before )
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Barcelona began the unprecedented move of shipping in drinking water.
an unprecedented rate (= a rate that is faster than ever before )
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We are losing species at an unprecedented rate.
an unusual/unprecedented step (= something that is not usually done/has never been done before )
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Police last night took the unusual step of releasing photographs of him.
on an unprecedented scale (= more than ever before )
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Propaganda techniques were used on an unprecedented scale.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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Throughout the session Li's report was subjected to almost unprecedented criticism from delegates.
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But for the S &038; P 500 to beat so many managers is almost unprecedented .
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Mayne's prowess as an officer of rare quality was recognized by the almost unprecedented award of four DSOs.
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In an almost unprecedented move its findings were made public.
quite
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The poll shows that Mr Livingstone's cross-party popularity is quite unprecedented .
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Once that commitment became public, the non-government press mounted quite unprecedented pressure for reform in a whole range of different fields.
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There were even some members who abstained from voting, a quite unprecedented phenomenon.
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The truth is that the great economic boom provided employment - at home and for emigrants abroad-on a quite unprecedented scale.
■ NOUN
degree
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This created an unprecedented degree of unity across the sectarian divide.
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It has given people, primarily women, an unprecedented degree of influence over their biology, and their lives.
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This time, one of the two opponents capitulated, conceded defeat-to an unprecedented degree .
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These systems provide users with an unprecedented degree of mobility and flexibility.
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In early 1991 there was an unprecedented degree of diplomatic activity between the two countries.
demand
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Armies of unheard-of size, fighting on a scale never before known, generated an unprecedented demand for military information.
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The trend is likely to place unprecedented demands on the health care system, principally for nursing and custodial care.
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So an unprecedented demand for information and, consequently, for information technology has developed.
growth
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The decades following the Second World War saw an historically unprecedented growth in retirement at a fixed age for all social classes.
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An unprecedented growth in small business.
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In short, the unprecedented growth in world trade referred to earlier has been all but curtailed.
level
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Under the last Government, debt rose to unprecedented levels , which was essentially postponed taxation on future generations.
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This uncertainty was reflected in unprecedented levels of argument within the government, conducted in the full glare of public attention.
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Not surprisingly, doctors also discovered that respiratory diseases in such environments had reached unprecedented levels .
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Mr. Needham I am pleased to report that in recent years commercial and retail development in Belfast have reached unprecedented levels .
move
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And, in an unprecedented move , Reddy has also offered Fry the chance to buy his shareholding in the club.
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In an almost unprecedented move its findings were made public.
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Fund management launched a $ 3.9-billion hostile takeover bid -- an unprecedented move in a generally cozy industry.
number
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The explosion of extreme sports in recent years has produced an unprecedented number of ultra-endurance races.
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Bostonians who had shunned Channel 7 for years are now watching in unprecedented numbers .
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Farmers are leaving the land in unprecedented numbers .
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So they are quitting, along with breeders, in unprecedented numbers .
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The war in turn stimulated an unprecedented number of new nationalisms.
numbers
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Farmers are leaving the land in unprecedented numbers .
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Bostonians who had shunned Channel 7 for years are now watching in unprecedented numbers .
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So they are quitting, along with breeders, in unprecedented numbers .
opportunity
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Unemployed or still at school, often unaccustomed to budget discipline, young people now have unprecedented opportunities to outspend their means.
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There are now unprecedented opportunities for creating a better world.
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The building of oil terminals and platforms in the area, together with work offshore, provided unprecedented opportunities for employment.
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The documents provide the public with an unprecedented opportunity .
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But there is now an unprecedented opportunity to find discounts and to comparison-shop.
scale
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In order to ingratiate himself with the populace, he rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem on a hitherto unprecedented scale .
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And I knew it was a diversity facing pressures of unprecedented scale .
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Planning such experiences will involve library instructional coordination on an unprecedented scale .
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Why has the Supreme Court set itself against the will of the majority on such an unprecedented scale ?
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Boldly going where no man has gone before has brought Brittain success on an unprecedented scale .
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Yes, we are predators; we are consumers on an unprecedented scale in history.
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The truth is that the great economic boom provided employment - at home and for emigrants abroad-on a quite unprecedented scale .
step
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At five past two Franco took the unprecedented step of refusing to serve him any more wine.
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The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.
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In the summer, the two sides took the unprecedented step in the Warsaw Pact of recalling their two ambassadors.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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unprecedented success
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An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the town.
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An unprecedented number of cars entered the race.
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During the 1920's the number of Scots who made the journey across the Atlantic to the United States was unprecedented .
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The depression that started in mid-1929 was a catastrophe of unprecedented dimensions for the United States.
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The police took the unprecedented step of publishing the victim's photograph.
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There has been an unprecedented demand for second-hand furniture.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As an earnest of their firm intentions they have been consolidating flights in December, which is unprecedented .
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How can an unprecedented association of nations which come together voluntarily govern itself effectively, responsibly and responsively?
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It receives an unprecedented 18 percent increase for this year.
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Not everyone celebrates the unprecedented alliance.
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The fact is that 1991 has been an unprecedented year of success for Belfast.
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The scale of the shock was in any case unprecedented , and most of the world was forced off the gold standard.
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The Zone covers 300 acres which, for the next twelve years, will offer unprecedented benefits for industrialists and investors.
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This is unprecedented , you understand, totally unprecedented.