great deal of uncertainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreat,dealanduncertainty
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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deal
noun
uk/diːl/us/diːl/
an agreement or an arrangement, especially ...
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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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(Definition ofgreat,dealanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The route consists of a series of sudden discoveries, and accommodates a greatdealofuncertainty.
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This created a greatdealofuncertaintyin exchanging with outsiders and encouraged individuals to resort to exchange among family members or the few that they knew extremely well.
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At the administrative level there seems to be a greatdealofuncertaintyabout who should be hired by the local bureaucracies.
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There is, however, a greatdealofuncertaintywith regard to how the extremes might react upon finding themselves marginalized in this way.
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This, however, is far from being obligatory and there is still a greatdealofuncertaintyabout the actual form of this variation.
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The lack of a blueprint for reform meant that a greatdealofuncertaintysurrounded the initial stages of the process.
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Overall, there is a greatdealofuncertaintyin forecasting impacts of climate change on net ecosystem productivity60.
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That might save a greatdealofuncertainty.
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The combination of those two negotiations is causing a gooddealofuncertainty.
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Is he aware of the greatdealofuncertaintythat surrounds this whole project?
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It would remove a gooddealofuncertainty.
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There has been a greatdealofuncertaintyin steel making and associated trades.
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There will be a greatdealofuncertaintyon those farms.
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There was a greatdealofuncertainty, concern and great pressure from the many organisations involved.
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At times, change can create a greatdealofuncertainty.
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In 1992, there was a greatdealofuncertaintyabout its continuation as a four-nation project.
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This has involved a greatdealofuncertaintyfor voluntary organisations over definitions.
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There is among them a greatdealofuncertaintyand unsettlement about their future.
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As it is drawn, this subsection is bound to lead to a greatdealofuncertainty.
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We have found by experience that that phrase creates a greatdealofuncertainty.
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