greatest opportunity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatandopportunity
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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opportunity
noun
uk/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/us/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of ...
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From these data, a converse hypothesis might be advanced : children with the smallest phonemic repertoires will have thegreatestopportunityto evidence change.
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Non-resident supporters who have frequent contacts are likely to incur thegreatestopportunitycosts.
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Species with the highest ploidy level, and therefore thegreatestopportunityfor combining resistance genes from different genomes, show the lowest frequency of resistance.
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Thegreatestopportunityfor improving isotropy is through geometric parameter selection but making the best choice is no small task.
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It poses thegreatestopportunityfor strengthening health systems and ultimately achieving equity in global health.
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Activity-space management has thegreatestopportunityfor short-term change.
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We must provide patients with thegreatestopportunityfor recovery and extended life.
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If we allow this matter to drift, we shall lose thegreatestopportunitythis country has had for a very long time.
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We have thegreatestopportunitywe have had for 100 years to rebuild the industry.
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It is clearly in this field that thegreatestopportunitylies.
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We should on this important occasion remember that it is thegreatestopportunitythat any architect has had in the world for many centuries.
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It did not come, and the first andgreatestopportunitywas lost—but it is still not too late.
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I believe that thegreatestopportunityfor expansion lies in attracting our smaller companies to trade in the region.
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We have thegreatestopportunitythat has ever been known.
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That is thegreatestopportunitywhich this country possesses.
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They want growth rather than redistribution because that will do most for the poor and give thegreatestopportunityto the majority of the people.
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That gave him a magnificent opportunity—perhaps thegreatestopportunitysince the war—to heal wounds and to bring the nation together.
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Too many others find that they cannot cope, and our awareness is literally theirgreatestopportunityfor emancipation.
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The task will be gigantic, and at the same time it will present thegreatestopportunitythat has ever happened in our history.
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There might still be hope that advantage could be taken of thegreatestopportunitywe have ever had.
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