overwhelming bulk

collocation in English

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overwhelming
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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bulk
noun
uk
/bʌlk/us
/bʌlk/
something or someone that is ...
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(Definition ofoverwhelmingandbulkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theoverwhelmingbulkof the growth in higher education occurred in the private sector.
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But equally, outright abolition of the system also seems politically unlikely, particularly given that theoverwhelmingbulkof it relates to pensions, accrued rights to which last for decades.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof people who benefit under the pneumoconiosis regulations are former asbestos workers.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof our funding comes from membership subscriptions and through direct mail appeals to members and supporters.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkis traded locally or nationally.
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I know that in recording my vote theoverwhelmingbulkof sensible and informed opinion in this country will be with me.
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They supply theoverwhelmingbulkof our imported coal.
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I agree that these areas of activity will also be damaged, because theoverwhelmingbulkof the money involved goes in that direction.
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In actual practice theoverwhelmingbulkof expenditure is allowed as revenue expenditure.
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The board expects, as in the past, to meet theoverwhelmingbulkof the requirment from its own power stations.
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Some of it may be good, but only a tiny percentage; theoverwhelmingbulkis rubbish.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof benefit recipients under the pneumoconiosis regulations are former asbestos workers.
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Moreover, theoverwhelmingbulkof this borrowing has already occurred, and, unwelcome though the addition is, it has been successfully funded.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof the rules will relate simply to the prescribed form of certificates, permits and application forms.
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When the industry applied for marketing support, it received theoverwhelmingbulkof the support that was available.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof our expenditure on surface traffic is poured on to the roads.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof people who travel on package holidays are satisfied.
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Theoverwhelmingbulkof settlements covering large numbers of people since the lifting of the pay controls defy that proposition.
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First, we anticipate that theoverwhelmingbulkof the stock will be in good condition when it is transferred.
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We preach the doctrine of re-equipping home industries, but at the moment theoverwhelmingbulkof our machinery production is going abroad.
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