greatest promise

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandpromise

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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promise
noun
uk
/ˈprɒm.ɪs/us
/ˈprɑː.mɪs/
the act of saying that you will certainly ...
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(Definition ofgreatandpromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Within-subject designs using biological interventions hold thegreatestpromisefor scientific progress on consciousness, but objective knowledge of another person's experience appears impossible.
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Although adult stem cells have potential, scientists believe that embryonic stem cells hold thegreatestpromise.
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Thegreatestpromisehas already been shown in the smaller recipients with a previous tradition of economic initiative.
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On the other hand, they have contained thegreatestpromisefor the future in the advance of science, knowledge and the broadening assembly of peoples in every way.
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Automatic control systems, provided that human intervention is possible to handle exceptions, offer thegreatestpromise.
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These are the abiding principles of our past and thegreatestpromiseof our future.
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These types of polymers show thegreatestpromisefor bio-mimetic uses as collagen fibers are essentially composed of natural charged ionic polymers.
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Adjuvanted vaccines appear to hold thegreatestpromisefor solving the grave supply-demand imbalance in pandemic influenza vaccine development.
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Since immune system deregulation has been implicated in autism, mesenchymal stem cells show thegreatestpromiseas treatment for the disorder.
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Her greatest promises of unbridled exhibitionism can't quite make the genre feel fresh.
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