grand gesture

collocation in English

meaningsofgrandandgesture

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grand
adjective
uk
/ɡrænd/us
/ɡrænd/
important and large ...
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gesture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒes.tʃər/us
/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ...
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(Definition ofgrandandgesturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have mentioned that, in terms of grand gestures, the political process has as a less dramatic effect on the economy than it had 100 years ago.
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We are not rich enough to make grand gestures on arms expenditure and defence, and we are needy enough in social terms to warrant such a change in our priorities.
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The head is slightly turned and creates a particularly expressive tension without the artist having to rely on grand gestures or facial expressions.
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His pattern has been to make grand gestures to inspire gratitude, but to fail in the day-to-day activities.
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Greek theater allowed for grand gestures and extensive action to reach the audience members who were in the very back of the theater.
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That is just as vital as making agrandgestureand saying that we will take all excess profits.
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We must ensure that it is not lost on the plains of thegrandgesture.
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A charter of rights without effective protection of them within the courts is agrandgesturein itself but of no moment to those it is designed to protect.
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At this stage, the world needs not agrandgesture, however superficially attractive it might be, but an example of how environmentally properly internationally negotiated sustainable development can be pursued.
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He felt that this was not somegrandgestureof giving, but a question of a transfer from himself to the collectivity of the people who worked in his organisation.
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Thegrandgestureis, the dramatic act of welcoming back an outcast.
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A national competition was held with entrants providing building designs for of office space which would constitute agrandgesture.
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The overall effect is intended to create agrandgesture.
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His big, rangy, high-impact voice supported his flair for the dramatic flourish and thegrandgesture.
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The oboe, on the other hand, offers very little for the eye, though some players attempt to compensate for this with grand gestures.
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We cannot make up this leeway by a few grand gestures.
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Arms control is a matter not for grand gestures, but for solid, painstaking work.
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This is not a conference at which grand gestures are going to be made or should be made.
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The way forward—there is one, rather than a solution—must be quietly and by keeping away from any grand gestures.
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Our country has been so slow in making such grand gestures in the past that we have really been put to shame by other countries.
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