great disparity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatanddisparity
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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disparity
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈspær.ə.ti/us/dɪˈsper.ə.t̬i/
a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is ...
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(Definition ofgreatanddisparityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To use a handy metaphor, it would be a very costly process, given thegreatdisparityin resting levels, so the processor avoids it.
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This would be a very costly move, given thegreatdisparityin resting levels, so the processor would avoid making it unless forced to.
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In size also they displayedgreatdisparityin all stages of growth.
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Greatdisparityin the proportion of males to females is found in this species as it occurs in houses.
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There is agreatdisparitybetween the two sets of figures.
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Of course, one appreciates that there may be differences of need between one region and another, but that is agreatdisparity.
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There is agreatdisparityin the extent to which the local authorities collaborate with the voluntary bodies.
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There was agreatdisparity, and some areas had to increase their rates more rapidly than others did.
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There is, therefore, agreatdisparitybetween the two.
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There is agreatdisparitybetween the health standards and resources available within and between regions.
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I would not argue that there is not agreatdisparitybetween rail and road fares, but that is not the matter at issue.
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There are, no doubt, very great anomalies throughout the country, andgreatdisparitybetween the rents being charged by one local authority and another.
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We agreed that, in thegreatdisparitywhich has been made so obvious by the constant quotation of figures, that increase was necessary.
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These brief interventions are further signs of thegreatdisparityof views that exist on this issue.
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That shows thegreatdisparityin wages and conditions—the terrible conditions—that obtains there.
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It will be seen that there is here agreatdisparityin numbers.
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There is agreatdisparityin numbers when you have a reduction of 55,000 sailors and a reduction of only 6,700 in the dockyards.
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There will be agreatdisparitybetween urban and rural energy prices.
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