great affection

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandaffection

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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affection
noun
uk
/əˈfek.ʃən/us
/əˈfek.ʃən/
a feeling of liking for a person ...
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(Definition ofgreatandaffectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Proprietors generally described their relationships with the residents as good, and in many cases they expressedgreataffectionfor particular residents.
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We remember her withgreataffection, she will be sadly missed by primary care researchers and practitioners alike.
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Of course, that noise was a source of verygreataffectionto many people.
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But even mygreataffectionfor him will not persuade me to take up the same attitude or place the same emphasis.
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I have—if he will not be more angry still—not only a great respect but agreataffectionfor him.
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I must confess to agreataffectionfor building societies.
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We have a verygreataffectionfor them.
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He has vast experience of that area, and they have agreataffectionfor him there.
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He was rightly regarded by his constituents withgreataffection.
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I have agreataffectionfor those people.
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It is natural in the circumstances, because we all have great regard andgreataffectionfor our own babies.
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I havegreataffectionfor amendments like this.
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She is held ingreataffectionby the people.
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Anybody who thinks that one can go into a classroom and teach without having agreataffectionfor the children is dreaming.
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We all have agreataffectionfor him, although we have disagreed with him many times.
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We looked upon him withgreataffection; and we held him in the highest esteem.
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He is not a great supporter of them, and does not showgreataffectionfor them in another place.
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I say that withgreataffectionand warmness.
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I have agreataffectionfor this place.
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Most of us here have agreataffectionand admiration for that country and its democracy and institutions.
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