great affinity

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandaffinity

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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affinity
noun
uk
/əˈfɪn.ə.ti/us
/əˈfɪn.ə.t̬i/
a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of ...
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(Definition ofgreatandaffinityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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So it is clear that we all have agreataffinityto water.
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There is agreataffinitybetween our earlier debate and this one.
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I have always maintained that there is agreataffinitybetween the coal miner and the farmer.
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We have agreataffinityfor our textile industry.
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All of us here have agreataffinityto the countryside and those who work and live in it, and we wish to sustain that.
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I havegreataffinitywith the mining community in this country.
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It is not, however, agreataffinity.
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He has agreataffinityfor data, and is capable of intercepting nearly any transmission or signal in the system.
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These dyes hadgreataffinityfor animal fibres such as wool and silk.
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The child grows at a superhuman pace with agreataffinityfor horses.
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Cyanide is naturally present in activated charcoal, and hydroxocobalamin, which hasgreataffinityfor cyanide, picks it up, and is changed to cyanocobalamin.
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They were two very different personalities, but had agreataffinityfor one another.
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The roles, portraying everyday characters satirizing contemporary social and political situations, drawgreataffinitywith the public.
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Pressley had agreataffinityfor the tonal resonance of the saxophone.
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This narrative of the painting is depicted in reverse to that of its written version, that is, from right to left, withgreataffinityin its narrative.
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The return home was unsettling for her she felt extremely alienated from the people around her, but at the same time experienced agreataffinityfor the land itself.
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